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RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Engine Prelubricator builder77 wrote: You're probably right about mounting the pump lower being helpful. A one-way check valve was installed from the beginning.

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Engine Prelubricator Does this look familiar? It will produce 50 pounds of oil pressure in 30 seconds. I'm using a mechanical gauge and reading at the end of the oil galley (turbo). On cold winter mornings it can take as long as 60 seconds to produce 50 psi. Once...

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Engine Prelubricator For the sake of expediency could I use the starter relay that came off the engine I took out? Granted it would be overkill but It's here and immediately available.

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Engine Prelubricator Thanks All! It didn't come to me until I had already made the last post that the oil filter by-pass valve would address any possible over-pressure problems. We were able to use the pump by cleaning the threads. forrtunately there was about four full...

RE: Re: RE: Engine Prelubricator I've managed to get the threads cleaned up enough to use one of the Bendix pumps shown on page 7 of this thread. The new engine is going in tomorrow or Wednesday and the pre-lube system "may" go live on Friday. I'm trying to keep the system as simple as...

Bjorn writes: The threads were stripped before the PVC nipple was originally intalled. I was able to remove the broken PVC without doing further harm. We now believe the pump can be salvaged by butt welding (heliarc) an aluminum nipple to the end of the pump head.

I should have stated in my last post that the pump head is aluminum ... not cast iron. This "akuminum factor" could make things easier. The stripped threads appear to be metric. They are not standard imperial or NPT. I'm making a trip back to the shop tomorrow. Will try to get measurements...

Last week I purchased one of the surplus 24V Bendix pumps from McDonald's Trading Post, Plainview TX. For pictures of the pump see Flatlander's post on page-seven of this thread. I'll have more information later BUT --- Currently I'm not sure if these pumps are usable. The outlet (pressure...

RE: Re: RE: pump Houdel Sez: Are you referring to the plug that is behind the Oil Cooler Bypass Value? By "behind" I mean "closest to the block"? (See Bjorn's picture on page four of this post). Thanks --- there has been a tremendious amount of material posted on this subject. I'm trying to...

Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with my friendly gunsmith who also teaches diesel mechanics at a local college.This area up here in NE Minnesota is iron ore mining (Iron Range) and logging country. Both industries use a lot of heavy duty diesel equipment in the worst of weather...

Flatlander Wrote: I just finished reading through their website. It certainly is simple --- easy to install. They say the system will work with 6, 12, or 24 volt systems but doesn't explain how or why it is multi/volt compatible. More importantly, I question whether the system would be...