Skye,
The idea is to get oil pressure before subjecting the parts to the heat &
pressure associated with combustion.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.bc.ca>
To: Kenneth Scott <KSCOTT@holycross.edu>
Cc: MG Nuts <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: Starting a stored car.
>Word on the street is that Kenneth Scott said:
>> Excellent advice. The only thing I would add is, find a way to turn it
>> over without starting (remove plugs or whatever) and turn it over several
>> times without starting. This will put a bit of oil into it before it is
>> running. Don't do it enough to burn out the starter but until the oil
>> pressure guage comes to life. Removing the plugs and preventing gas from
>> being pumped in would probably give the safest and fastest turnover
>> rate.
>
>I've seen this advice before and it confuses me a little - if is the goal
to
>lubricate the parts before the engine bits are moving, what difference does
>it make if its running or just turning over?
>
>I've heard references to hooking up an aux oil pumping system to run oil
>through the galleries, which would make much more sense to me.
>
>But I might be missing something.
>
>Skye
>
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