[Fot] Cleaining oil lines, and Spitfire Oil pump specs Questions

[Bud R]

Listerati,

Some Spitfire 1300 engine re-assembly questions.

1) What to use to clean out oil lines, connections, and accusump after having an engine disintegrate and create lots of metal particles that may or may not have migrated throughout the oil system. I’m considering mineral spirits as a final cleaning. They have been gravity draining for a couple weeks hanging upside down.  I also have a new oil cooler since that was probably beyond cleaning effectively.

2) Procedure to clean the accusump. While it is out and not pressurized. Just rinse it with mineral spirits?

3) Oil pump clearance specs on Spitfire (angled late 1500 version), now at 0.004” on all four lobes.

Thanks
Bud Rolofson

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