Thanks to the many folks that took the time to respond to how best charge my
new accusump.
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)
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.
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.
Thanks again to the list, y?all are a treasured resource.
Bud Rolofson
Extreme Parts Racing (more than just a haircut)
71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
71 Spitfire MK IV Race Car #3
69 Spitfire MK III (back up FE engine/dinghy car)
93 Minnie Winnie Race Support Vehicle
77 Z-50A Hardly Davidson Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
On Dec 1, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Bud R <levilevi at comcast.net> wrote:
> Listerati,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> What to do? At this point I?m leaning towards the latter method.
>
> Thanks
> Bud Rolofson
>
> Extreme Parts Racing (more than just a haircut)
>
> 71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
> 71 Spitfire MK IV Race Car #3
> 69 Spitfire MK III (back up FE engine/dinghy car)
> 93 Minnie Winnie Race Support Vehicle
> 77 Z-50A Hardly Davidson Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
>
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