- 1. Pre-oiler (score: 1)
- Author: WhoCares56@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:29:22 EDT
- Has anyone heard of an electrically operated device that pumps oil through the engine prior to ignition to reduce wear on start up? I assume it would be operated by the car battery and controlled by
- /html/healeys/2006-10/msg00505.html (6,958 bytes)
- 2. Re: Pre-oiler (score: 1)
- Author: Jnhorn@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:54:44 EDT
- Accusump. No switch needed. Its automatic. Great device. Jon Einhorn Bj8
- /html/healeys/2006-10/msg00506.html (6,805 bytes)
- 3. Re: Pre-oiler (score: 1)
- Author: John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:33:15 -0400
- Back when Healeys were new, there was a mechanical device, a spring-loaded cylinder with an electric valve that filled up under engine oil pressure, and was sealed off when the ignition was off. When
- /html/healeys/2006-10/msg00507.html (7,476 bytes)
- 4. Re: Pre-oiler (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Larson <robertlarson@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:23:38 -0400
- Hi Carrol, Well not a pump as such, but this may be what will do what you want: http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/amk.aspx Bob
- /html/healeys/2006-10/msg00508.html (7,472 bytes)
- 5. RE: Pre-oiler (score: 1)
- Author: John Sims <ahbn6@optonline.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:35:26 -0400
- Can't you do the same thing by removing the plugs and cranking until the pressure comes up? I am speaking of an engine that has sat for a long time (like mine). This would save 3-400 hundred dollars.
- /html/healeys/2006-10/msg00509.html (7,698 bytes)
- 6. Re: Pre-oiler (score: 1)
- Author: Awgertoo@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:39:04 EDT
- Has anyone heard of an electrically operated device that pumps oil through would be -- -- Perhaps you're thinking of an Accusump system which is essentially a large hydraulic cylinder that stores one
- /html/healeys/2006-10/msg00512.html (7,495 bytes)
- 7. Re: Pre-oiler (score: 1)
- Author: "TERRY COLL" <coll44@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:45:49 -0400
- Here's a website for Amsoil's pre-oiler. Maybe overkill for our occasionally used classics, but an intriguing idea nonetheless: http://www.syntheticoilnlubes.com/amsoil_pre_oiler.html Terry Coll '64
- /html/healeys/2006-10/msg00516.html (7,063 bytes)
- 8. Re: Pre-oiler (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas W Flagg <dwflagg@juno.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:03:41 -0400
- If I remember correctly, the Judson super charger used a pre-oiler made by Marvel Mystery Oil. Doug
- /html/healeys/2006-10/msg00518.html (7,211 bytes)
- 9. Re: Pre-oiler (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark" <mark@nashvilletn.org>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:10:58 -0500
- The Marvel Mystery Oiler had a different purpose. It was used to inject a "drip" or two of oil into the supercharger to lubricate the vanes. It also provided a little upper cylinder lubricant to the
- /html/healeys/2006-10/msg00522.html (7,484 bytes)
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