Kurt Eckert wrote,
> One solution that I have used on an SS Chevelle is to take a
> distributor shaft, which drives the oil pump, and modify it to fit
> into a drill chuck. Then prior to starting the car you would spin the
> oil pump for a while and pump some oil up through the journals.
> Not having started into the engine work phase of my restoration, I
> don't know if that is feasible to do on an Alpine engine. Maybe some
> people more familiar with the Alpine engine internals would know.
>
> Kurt Eckert
The alpine motor uses the cam to drive the oil pump, which in turn drives
the distrubutor.
Since it is impossible to turn the oil pump without also turning the motor
over, this old trick just dont work for the alpine.
You can break into an oil pasage and use an external oil pump to prime the
galleries prior to starting.
I did this a while back when I installed my high lift cam, so that I would
not snuff the bearings or cam during the long crank to start the motor "big
cams tend to be hard starting".
Companies like Accusump make an oil accumulator and valve that when
actuated, load the oil system with 30 PSI "capacity around 2 quarts". This
is normally enough to
avoid dry starts, and after the engine is running, a small amount of oil
re-loads the accumulator for the next startup.
My $.02, or about a milion lira.
Jarrid
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