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Re: [Fot] New engine priming on TR4, or any car

To: Michael Moore <mmoore@mtmcpafirm.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] New engine priming on TR4, or any car
From: Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2023 16:24:36 -0400
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I=E2=80=99m a big fan of a pre-lube tank.  Fill it with the desired oil, =
unscrew a plug somewhere on the block - typically where there=E2=80=99s =
one that allowed the oil passage to a main bearing to be drilled, =
connect the hose, pressurize the tank with air, and it pumps oil through =
your whole system.  No need to pull the distributor. =20
Not. the cheapest, but I=E2=80=99ve used one for years, and it gets used =
every time I start up an engine for the first time after significant =
work or if the accusump has been empty for a while and I can=E2=80=99t =
use that for pre-lube.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all10535

There are others, some cheaper, some more expensive.  one thing to look =
for is one that it is easy to dump oil into.  I have a cheap one - not =
like this, have to use a funnel, kind of a pain.


On May 2, 2023, at 5:05 PM, Michael Moore via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
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I am priming my rebuilt engine before starting, I have a drill connected =
to a spare distributor shaft which is in the oil pump groove, I run it =
in reverse, correct?
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I don=E2=80=99t see any oil coming up to rocker shaft, should I be?=20
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How can I tell if it is working?
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Using Brad Penn 30wht break in oil.
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Thanks
Mike
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Michael T. Moore, CPA
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I=E2=80=
=99m a big fan of a pre-lube tank. &nbsp;Fill it with the desired oil, =
unscrew a plug somewhere on the block - typically where there=E2=80=99s =
one that allowed the oil passage to a main bearing to be drilled, =
connect the hose, pressurize the tank with air, and it pumps oil through =
your whole system. &nbsp;No need to pull the distributor. &nbsp;<div =
class=3D"">Not. the cheapest, but I=E2=80=99ve used one for years, and =
it gets used every time I start up an engine for the first time after =
significant work or if the accusump has been empty for a while and I =
can=E2=80=99t use that for pre-lube.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all10535"; =
class=3D"">https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all10535</a></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">There are others, some =
cheaper, some more expensive. &nbsp;one thing to look for is one that it =
is easy to dump oil into. &nbsp;I have a cheap one - not like this, have =
to use a funnel, kind of a pain.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">On May 2, 2023, at 5:05 =
PM, Michael Moore via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
charset=3D"UTF-8" class=3D""><div class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: =
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word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">I am priming my rebuilt engine before starting, =
I have a drill connected to a spare distributor shaft which is in the =
oil pump groove, I run it in reverse, correct?<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">I don=E2=80=99t see any =
oil coming up to rocker shaft, should I be?<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">How can I tell if it is =
working?<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Using Brad Penn 30wht =
break in oil.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
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