Take the Accusump out of the car. Let the air out of the back (remove the
valve stem). Take a wooden dowel and push the piston all the way to the
back -- enough to fill it with oil to capacity (2 or 3 qts depending on its
size) -- and replace the valve stem. Fill with oil, then close the outlet
valve. Pump air into the back to your desired pressure, or perhaps a bit
less (I run ~80 lbs, so I pressurize it to ~60). Reinstall it, attach the
hoses, then open it up and start the car.
I take the outlet valve off to pour the oil in -- mostly because mine has an
angled fitting so I need to remove it to dowel the piston back, but it also
makes it easier to pour the oil in.
--Rocky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>; "kas kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>; "Jeff
Snook" <jsnook@wcnet.org>; "BOB KRAMER" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 5:37 PM
Subject: RE: Pre-oiling
>
> Got one, but it's empty right now. I'll pressurize the system with a drill
> and close the valve, put everything back together, open the valve and fire
> it up. That's my plan and I'm sticking to it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rocky Entriken [mailto:rocky@tri.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:10 PM
> To: Bill Babcock; kas kastner; Jeff Snook; BOB KRAMER
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Pre-oiling
>
> Opinion? Get an Accusump.
>
> Before I had one, though, I did it the way you do. Yep, the lazy way.
>
> --Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
> To: "kas kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>; "Jeff Snook" <jsnook@wcnet.org>; "BOB
> KRAMER" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 3:15 PM
> Subject: Pre-oiling
>
>
> > As I recall there's been some debate about this. When you're sticking an
> > engine back in after a rebuild, do you pre-oil with a adaptor shaft down
> to
> > the oil pump, or do you just try to get everything full of oil (filter,
> > cooler, etc.) and turn the engine over with the plugs out until you see
> > pressure. I've always done it the lazy way, with the starter motor. Any
> > opinions?
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