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

[Rocky Entriken]

Been there, done that. Yep, tossed the cooler and bought a new one.

The braided lines, and other sundry connections, I just took to a self-service car wash and blew the high-powered wash and rinse through them.

The Accusump, I completely disassembled (both ends) and tossed the smaller bits into a basic parts cleaner. The big tube – and that’s all it is fully disassembled, big enough to reach into -- I just sprayed some Brakleen in and wiped it out.

Couple days on the bench and it all air-dried. Worked fine. 

Sorry, no number here on the clearance specs.

--Rocky Entriken (1147 Spit)

From: Bud R 
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 9:05 PM
To: fot 
Subject: [Fot] Cleaining oil lines, and Spitfire Oil pump specs Questions

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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