> archer wrote: >> Large engines (ships, power plants, etc.) pump oil through the engine via >> auxiliary pumps before they start the engine. It would be interesting to >> have that option on an MB diesel just to see if the engine lasted longer >> than usual. > > Get a pressure accumulator, capacity of at least a pint, better yet a > quart, > and tee it into the oil pressure sensor fitting on the engine. Put a > normally > closed solenoid valve between the accumulator and the engine and run it > off > the ignition, or just use a separate pushbutton to open the valve at the > appropriate times. > I'd probably precharge the accumulator to two bar and use a manual switch. > Open the valve at speed to fill the accumulator with oil at six bar, and > open > it again before starting to dump pressurized oil in the engine. > Mitch. --------------------------------- Sounds like that would work. Thanks, Gerry
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