Engine Pre Lube Tank

[robert mueller]

G'day,

What do you guys think of this:

https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/slp-t40

Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808
 

 

[steve southworth]

> G'day,
>
> What do you guys think of this:
>
> https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/slp-t40
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> The Pedantic Mechanic

Just as easy, and a lot cheaper, to just pull the dizzy and spin the pump.
--
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI

 

[Matt Colie]

> G'day,
> What do you guys think of this:
>
> https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/slp-t40
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.

Rob,
Get any kind of a pressure can and make your own for a lot less. And yes, spinning the pump with a drillmotor is cleaner and you can put a gauge in
the gauge port and watch the lube oil pressure climb. Even better is if you are building an engine, prime it with the timing gear open (in our case
that would be the cylinder head covers and the intake not yet in place) so you can see lube oil coming out of everywhere it needs to be.

Then there was the time a new, young, (so smart), builder went to use the prime tank. We still aren't completely sure how he did it, but he emptied
the tank onto his tool box and some shop wall. The tool box dripped oil for a year, but the drawers worked great....

Matt
--
Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit

 

[chris tyler]

On many modern engines you have no choice but to use something like this. [LS1 for example]

Also, there are some engines that either won't build pressure or perhaps lose psi to the lifter gallery without part of the distributor to block it
I cant speak to Olds engines specifically though.
An old stripped distinutor with the cam gear ground off works well.

If you tee it off the oil presssure system, its proabaly faster than pulling and tretiming the distributor.

I agree that you can make one for much less [much like the brake bleeder that was discussed]
--
76 Glenbrook

 

[kosier]

AND, some of the new motors have the oil pump on the front of the crank and
use a distributorless ignition, hence no distributor.
Hot Rod Magazine had an article on building a primer for them sing a small
bucket, an old style oil pump driven by a drill, I believe,
and some fittings and hose. I'm glad I'm a dinosaur.

Gary Kosier
77PB w/500Cad
Newark, Ohio

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From: "Chris Tyler"
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 3:04 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Engine Pre Lube Tank

> On many modern engines you have no choice but to use something like this.
> [LS1 for example]
>
> Also, there are some engines that either won't build pressure or perhaps
> lose psi to the lifter gallery without part of the distributor to block it
> I cant speak to Olds engines specifically though.
> An old stripped distinutor with the cam gear ground off works well.
>
> If you tee it off the oil presssure system, its proabaly faster than
> pulling and tretiming the distributor.
>
> I agree that you can make one for much less [much like the brake bleeder
> that was discussed]
> --
> 76 Glenbrook
>
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