In a diesel I sat in the car and cranked the motor while watching the oil
pressure gauge. I cranked for at least a half minute after the oil
pressure came up.
In a gas burner I did the same but took out the plugs and added about a
half ounce of light oil to each cylinder, waited 20-30 minutes for the oil
to
run down around the rings, and turned the engine over by hand a
few revs before cranking to be sure there was enough room for the oil.
Diesel is still in good shape after about 80K miles. Gas burner was still
fine
when I sold it.
A pre-oiler would obviously be better; depends on how much trouble
you want to go to. Others on the list will probably know about pre-oilers
Gerry
From: "Marshall Field" <drspar...@gmail.com>
Situation here is three 123 cars with 617 engines that have been in
storage
from shortest time, 2 years, to longest time, 11 years. Climate is AZ
dry
desert.
What is the wisdom of the group regarding 1) best and easiest place to
connect a pre-oiling gadget 2) what kind of pre-oil gadget (pressure
accumulator, external small electric motor with oil pump, What?) and
3) how long to circulate the pre-oil before attempting a diesel start up?
Thanks in advance for any help and comments!
Marshall in Feenix
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