Coincidently I decided it was time my engine had some oil in its veins
just as this thread started and have found the discussion and
suggestions very helpful - so I thought I would relate my experience of
the past week - and ask a question or two as well.
My engine has not yet been started since it was fully rebuilt a year ago
- the engine guy coated all the surfaces, but as start-up is still a few
months away I though getting some oil in the system would be prudent. I
have fitted a later oil pump with a spin on filter adapter.
Pouring oil in through the priming hole looked like it would be a messy
and tedious job so I made up a little reservoir - took a plug off a
spare pump and drilled a 1/4" hole through it. Then a 5/16" hole in the
top - so it is stepped. Then soldered a 1 1/2" length of 5/16 copper
fuel line into the plug - screwed that in to the pump body and fitted a
little plastic funnel to the pipe with a suitable length of plastic hose
- guess it holds about 50 ml. At first I turned the engine on the handle
to suck it in, but then found that if I left it for a while it would
drain in anyway. So I refilled it and let it drain about 10 times over a
couple of days - not sure where all the oil was going - into the filter
I guess. You can't prime the filter because it is horizontal - is that a
problem?
I then did the suggested reverse pump trick to fill the pipe from sump
to pump - turning the engine backwards with a socket on the crank pulley
dog - bit of a knuckle grazer that. However, the oil was sucked in much
more quickly than when I turned the engine forwards - less resistance I
guess. Did that for 5 fills of the little funnel.
Then I put the plug back in and worked up, a sweat on the crank handle
(no battery yet) - after a few minutes there was a satisfying spurt of
oil out of the union on the bulkhead that the gauge line in attached to.
Then attached the gauge line and after a bit more cranking that was full
too. So I now need to attach the line to the gauge and my question is -
do I need to somehow prime the gauge mechanism - how do you get the air
out the gauge innards - or is this not necessary? The gauge has been
rebuilt by a specialist company.
Cheers
Douglas
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