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From: Stan Gardner (no email)
Date: Mon Nov 04 2002 - 16:20:47 EST
There was a brief period of time when car racers had an electric oil pump
for such a purpose, but the fad went away. I assume it's because there was
no improvement noted. It may be that the extra pump, lines and drain on
the battery outweighed any advantage.
Stan,
S/V Seabird V
At 09:51 PM 11/1/2002 -0500, Mark Sienkiewicz wrote:
>>Given sufficient energy you can spin aa stone cold engine fast enough to
>> fier on the first try.
>>However, doing so will cause more wear of al the upper engine parts
>>which have not yet receiveda film of lubricating oil.
>
>It seems that if you could run the oil pump for several seconds before you
>engage the starter, the entire engine would be well lubricated. Is there
>any good reason that engines are not designed with a way to pump the oil
>for a short time before starting?
>
>
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