R oil pump priming

kurt v · Jun 1, 2018

Just bought an R that has been sitting for a few years, after I go through the fuel system can I prime the big motor with motor oil before trying to start it. The pony does run but I don't want to turn big motor over dry.
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kurt

Bob · Jun 1, 2018

I have a pump up air garden sprayer that I've removed the nozzle from and installed a fitting to screw into the 1/8" NPT gauge ports on engines. I bought it for the purpose (under $20), and only use it to prelube engines.

Disconnect the oil gauge, attach the sprayer/pre-luber, poor in a couple of quarts of your favorite engine oil, pump up the air pressure, and the engine oiling system gets pressurized and prelubed.

55 50 Ron · Jun 5, 2018

Is it that critical that you can't roll it a bit with the starting engine to get oil pressure up by the "conventional" way?

Seems to me a new oil filter and new engine oil is all that is needed, then roll it a bit without compression until oil pressure gauge shows pressure.

Estes · Jun 8, 2018

You'll be fine, just crank it. Unless the oil was completely drained, and left for years, things stayed fairly lubed.

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