<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Thanks to the many folks that took the time to respond to how best charge my new accusump.<div>In addition to that many suggested ways to pre-charge the oil system and get all the bearings oiled. I did have a pre-oiler made out of a pressure cooker that Jim Gray loaned me. (pic below)</div><div><br></div><div>Since my new accusump was already installed I didn’t take it out and fill it with oil. I think that makes sense to that at an oil change to get any potential sludge out after running a few races and I’ll probably do that at the next oil change.</div><div><br></div><div>I decided to add a little extra oil to the oil pan, run it a bit, open the valve to the accusump and charge it. So that worked. Many said even with 2 quarts going into the accusump that oil starvation wasn’t a worry and to just add oil back to full on the dipstick afterwards. I do have a baffled oil pan that holds an extra quart of oil so that helped too.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again to the list, y’all are a treasured resource.</div><div><br><div>
<div>Bud Rolofson<br><br>Extreme Parts Racing (more than just a haircut)<br><br>71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)<br>71 Spitfire MK IV Race Car #3<br>69 Spitfire MK III (back up FE engine/dinghy car)<br>93 Minnie Winnie Race Support Vehicle <br>77 Z-50A Hardly Davidson Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)</div>
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<br><div><div>On Dec 1, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Bud R <<a href="mailto:levilevi@comcast.net">levilevi@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Listerati,<br><br>I’ve got a question about how best to charge a new accusump. I replaced my old one because I feared it might have been compromised with some shrapnel from blowing up an engine and the fact it was a few decades old.<br><br>I’m trying to minimize the engine being started without oil pressure as much as possible. I’d like to keep it to two times. I had to start it once (to break in the new cam and lifters) without charging the accusump because I wanted to catch any “stuff” from the new engine in the K &P reusable oil filter and didn’t want the new accusump to be involved in case there was metal particles, etc. as a result of the first running. Fortunately there was none, except a tiny tiny piece of gasket that had escaped all the cleaning and block cleansing that had been done.<br><br>Now I’m ready to do one more start up and my plan is to run it so that the oil gets filtered one more time and while it is running to flip the switch (it has an electric valve) to the accusump (2 quart) to fill it up and pressurize it. <br><br>Question is, should I add extra oil initially before the start up (which means it will be 2 quarts over full) or fill it up once I throw the switch while the accusump takes 2 quarts of oil from the existing oil in the system?<br><br>My concerns by are using the former method overfilling can cause problems and the latter method means the system might be low on oil until I can quickly pour another two quarts in.<br><br>What to do? At this point I’m leaning towards the latter method.<br><br>Thanks<br>Bud Rolofson<br><br>Extreme Parts Racing (more than just a haircut)<br><br>71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)<br>71 Spitfire MK IV Race Car #3<br>69 Spitfire MK III (back up FE engine/dinghy car)<br>93 Minnie Winnie Race Support Vehicle <br>77 Z-50A Hardly Davidson Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)<br><br></blockquote></div><img apple-inline="yes" id="44D235BC-A4AD-41B5-A006-2655E9AE5D7E" height="640" width="480" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:BC331B0D-2FDF-4847-8D95-5A0BA15BF9B5"></div></body></html>