From: | Kris Thompson | e-mail: | vtwin74@aol.com |
Subject: | RE: RE: priming oil K Henderson | Date: | Mon Mar 28 10:36:15 2016 |
Response to: | 6174 |
Graeme, YES, prime all the lines before the initial start. I'm about two weeks away from doing the same thing on Model "K". I've just installed my crankshaft and rods. I will also force feed oil at this time to the main line so that I can actually see the oil come out of all the mains and rods while the pan is off. I use an assembly lube to begin with. It would be good to keep in contact with you since we are both working on the K model. Mine is a 1921. Doing a full restoration. Good Luck ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- Morning! I did it on mine. I'm in the refrigeration business so I utilized a refrigerant oil pump. It's a hand plunger pump similar in appearance to a bicycle pump. Just connected to the feed line to the bearings. I think it's a good idea. A lot depends too on what you used for an assembly lubricant when putting the engine together. :John ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- ready to fire up my K after a full rebuild, what's peoples thoughts on priming all the oilways etc so starting up is as safe as it can |