Flathead pre-oiler - good, bad and the ugly?

[tubman]

I saw it over there and think it looks good. Face it, a lot of those guys are clueless when it comes to stuff like this, preferring rather Rambler station wagons and clapped out '53 Chevrolets 4 gaters. It's all part of "engaging the next generation".

Your gizmo looks well thought out and should work fine. I doubt if there is a pint of empty space left in the entire lubrication system, so just go easy and stop when you strike oil.

[tcom]

Good evening,

Beautiful job o the pre oiler.

But was it necessary? Using good quality assembly lube pretty much eliminates the need for pigging the block,especially if you turn it over til it makes oil pressure. But since you have put in the time to build the pre oiler use it. THe filter will pick up micron sized crud. However what happens if there is enough crud to overwhelm the filter? I'd run a few quarts of Marvel or ATF through it if you haven't done so already to flush it. THen change filters and off you go.

If you paid attention to detail like you did on the oiler when building the engine you should not have a problem. Those engines in stock form are pretty under stressed. You're not building a 650 to 750hp Ford V8 designed to go five hundred miles in the 100* plus heat around Talladega or Daytona at 8000 plus RPM.

My favorite assembly lube is Permatex 81850.

tony