John Duhart wrote:
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> Hey James, and All,
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> Ah, James brings up a very good point, the leak rate. If the leak rate is
>low, the pressure will biuld up quickly, I think?! Also I wonder if using
>90wt gear oil helps with keeping the leak rate low and/or building pressure?
>As I said when I first posted this, I have a self taught knowledge of the OD,
>so I did expect people to be able to shoot this one down.
>
> Thanks for all the replies.
>
> Later,
> JHD IV
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> >>> James <james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk> 05/19 3:24 AM >>>
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> The pressure should build up almost instantly, because you should have
> nothing to compress. There for you'll get 400 psi almost instantly.
> All the pump needs to do is to supply enough oil to fill the pistons in
> the o/d. You also need to supply enough to compensate for the leak
> rate.
> --
> James Carpenter
> Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot
>
> Regarding all the speculation after my initial posting- I can assure everyone
>that when I tried to reverse, the way the car bucked and jumped when I let the
>clutch out, if the O/D wasn't engaged, it sure as hell was trying to
>be!!!!!!!!And that was at 0-3mph.
Stu
74 TR6 80 TR8
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