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- From: vetter@mtu.edu (STEVEN J. VETTER)
- Subject: Re: Oil Priming System
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.182156.25241@mtu.edu>
- Organization: Michigan Technological University
- References: <greg.724353019@saltydog>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 18:21:56 GMT
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- greg@saltydog.dpsi.com (Gregory R. Travis) writes:
- >Although it may get oil into the passages sooner, none of the pre-lubers
- >that I've seen will fully float the crankshaft and rods. To do so would
- >require an enormous amount of pressure; full floatation usually occurs
- >only when the crank itself begins to turn and force oil between its journals
- >and the bearing surfaces.
- >
- >The same will go for rocker arms, etc. And, of course, you're not getting any
- >benefit for the cylinder walls or cam lobes with a preoiler as these
- >surfaces are splash-lubricated.
- >
- >Unless you get the surfaces to float fully prior to startup, there is ALWAYS
- >going to be some metal-metal contact at startup no matter HOW good your
- >preoiler. Furthermore, if you drive often (like once a day), the amount
- >of time from zero to full oil pressure without a preoiler will likely be
- >very small. There is almost always enough residual oil left around to almost
- >fully lubricate the reciprocating parts. It's only if the engine has been
- >sitting for a week or so that parts become dry.
- >
- >I say: Save your money.
- >
- >greg
- >--
- >Gregory Reed Travis D P S I
- >Data Parallel Systems Incorporated greg@dpsi.com (For MX mailers only!)
- >Bloomington, IN greg@indiana.edu (For the others)
-
-
- If you prime the journal with oil and a little pressure, the moment you hit the
- starter the crank begins to turn giving you hydrodynamic lubrication. Without
- priming, the oil pump will not deliver the needed pressure and volume of oil
- until the car actually starts.
-
- A priming system need not be expensive either. It could simply consist of an
- accumulator, a solenoid switch and a fitting to plug in where the car`s oil
- pressure gauge is hooked up (may not apply to all types of gauges). When the
- car is running, the accumulator fills up with oil to a specific pressure, and
- then the solenoid switch closes it off. Next time you start the car, when you
- turn the key to the on position, the solenoid opens and lets pressurized oil
- into the bearing journals. This system would be cheap, and although I admit
- it would not float the bearings, it would provide the oil and the motion of the
- crank will float itself when you begin to crank the engine.
-
- vetter@mtu.edu
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- Steve Vetter __________________________________________________
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