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

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Subject: Re: [Fot] New engine priming on TR4, or any car
From: Joe Boruch via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2023 22:59:00 +0000 (UTC)
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 I second the use of the pre-lube tank.=C2=A0 I put a T in the oil pressure=
 line to connect the pre-lube hose to.=C2=A0 I just cap the T when done.=C2=
=A0 Makes priming an engine easy.=C2=A0 JoeB
    On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 05:48:08 PM EDT, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot=
@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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 I=E2=80=99m a big fan of a pre-lube tank. =C2=A0Fill it with the desired o=
il, 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. =C2=A0No need to pull the distributor. =C2=A0Not. the cheapest, bu=
t I=E2=80=99ve used one for years, and it gets used every time I start up a=
n engine for the first time after significant work or if the accusump has b=
een 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. =C2=A0one thing to loo=
k for is one that it is easy to dump oil into. =C2=A0I have a cheap one - n=
ot like this, have to use a funnel, kind of a pain.


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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I second the use of the pre-=
lube tank.&nbsp; I put a T in the oil pressure line to connect the pre-lube=
 hose to.&nbsp; I just cap the T when done.&nbsp; Makes priming an engine e=
asy.&nbsp; JoeB</div><div><br></div>
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                    On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 05:48:08 PM EDT, Scott Jan=
zen via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id=3D"ydpa5ea8a26yiv7213458681"><div>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 all=
owed the oil passage to a main bearing to be drilled, connect the hose, pre=
ssurize the tank with air, and it pumps oil through your whole system. &nbs=
p;No need to pull the distributor. &nbsp;<div class=3D"ydpa5ea8a26yiv721345=
8681">Not. the cheapest, but I=E2=80=99ve used one for years, and it gets u=
sed every time I start up an engine for the first time after significant wo=
rk or if the accusump has been empty for a while and I can=E2=80=99t use th=
at for pre-lube.</div><div class=3D"ydpa5ea8a26yiv7213458681"><br clear=3D"=
none" class=3D"ydpa5ea8a26yiv7213458681"></div><div class=3D"ydpa5ea8a26yiv=
7213458681"><a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aa=
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blank">https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all10535</a></div><div class=
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3458681"></div><div class=3D"ydpa5ea8a26yiv7213458681">There are others, so=
me 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 t=
o use a funnel, kind of a pain.</div><div id=3D"ydpa5ea8a26yiv7213458681yqt=
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