88BB8B
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- Oct 14, 2016
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Coldstream,
BC_Canada
Hey guys. So my local machine shop has quite a good rep, they even do full engine builds and warranty them. When I was in there talking to one of the machinists about my block he showed me this thing they had built to help produce consistent reliable builds. It looked pretty djanky but it was basically an old steel air container with an oil hose fitting and a air fitting welded into it. The hose ran down to the bottom of the container and the air inlet was at the top. That way they can pour in some oil, hook the hose up to the motor, hook a compresser to it and pump in pressurized oil before they even start cranking the motor.
I decided to build one out of an old potato gun.
JB weld on one side of the threaded in air fitting and JB weld on both sides of the hose, as it snakes down to the bottom of the container. I put a small peice of filter material hose clamped over the inlet inside the container, and made sure the inside was super clean before I sealed it up. I've dry tested it to 50psi. (4"ABS is rated for at least 100)
I have it fitted to T into the turbo oil feed, But I figure since pressure isn't meant to come down the small head feed to the crank, that would probably give poor pressure down at the bearings, also it will be fighting the pump once pump pressure builds, so where do y'all think the ideal place is to hook this in? And what size fitting would I need?
I decided to build one out of an old potato gun.
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JB weld on one side of the threaded in air fitting and JB weld on both sides of the hose, as it snakes down to the bottom of the container. I put a small peice of filter material hose clamped over the inlet inside the container, and made sure the inside was super clean before I sealed it up. I've dry tested it to 50psi. (4"ABS is rated for at least 100)
I have it fitted to T into the turbo oil feed, But I figure since pressure isn't meant to come down the small head feed to the crank, that would probably give poor pressure down at the bearings, also it will be fighting the pump once pump pressure builds, so where do y'all think the ideal place is to hook this in? And what size fitting would I need?