Re: Restarting Unused 5I Engine

[The Murphy-Fahlgren Family <efhome@master.adams.com>]

-=Bob=- wrote:
> I wrote:
> 
> (My other thought was to use an Accusump or similar device to
> 
> > pre-pressurize the system during initial startup.  Anyone ever
> > used one of these things?)
> 
> The accusump uses your system pump to pressurize the accumulator. Catch
> 22.  ...and its probably not worth installing a dry sump... :)

Ah, but the Accusump (at least) is a pneumatic device, with which you
can do the following: 

   1) de-pressurize the device;
   2) put a couple quarts of oil into it (depends on size);
   3) install it into the car's oil system;
   4) re-pressurize the device with the valve closed;
   5) open the valve immediately prior to turning over the motor.

If a solenoid valve is used, which is attached to the ignition circuit,
then this pre-oiler works at every startup.  I've been reading about
these things for a year or more, but haven't seen any btdts to confirm
their usefulness.  (Oh, another nice claim is that they prevent oil
starvation in high-G situations, like when leaving a stop light. :)

Eric Fahlgren
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