<VV> Priming Lifters

[AeroNed at aol.com]

At the risk of being just a "me too" reply...
 
I've never primed lifters in Corvair engines or other engines either.
 
Ned
 
 
In a message dated 1/3/2011 4:31:21 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
ricknorris at suddenlink.net writes:


I  have never primed a lifter in all the engines I've built. However, I do  
prime the oiling system with an electric drill for at least 15 minutes. No  
problems.

Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco  Corvair
www.corvairalley.com

>
>
> In a message dated  1/3/2011 10:46:29 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> 32chevy at 0306.org  writes:
>
> Clark`s  says lifter companies now stress not to  prime new lifters. I 
have
> always  primed new lifters with good  results. What is the thinking out 
> there
> on   " To  Prime or Not to Prime " ?
>
>
> John, of course you always  want to prime lifters. If lifters are not
> already full of oil, then  when the engine is started, the flow to the 
> rocker box
> is  delayed until the lifters get primed by the oil pump when the engine  
is
> started. That can cause wear and resultant problems with the valves  and
> rockers.  The shop manuals are certainly correct about this.  In 
addition, 
> there
> is no way  of knowing just how much  oil/fluid is in any new and unprimed
> lifter. They could  be  completely dry from sitting around for several 
> years.
> Who  wants that?
>
> And finally priming the oil system by running the  oil pump with your
> electric drill before starting the engine will not  fill the lifters 
since 
> they
> require actual motion for this  due to the way the metering valve 
operates.
>
> Regards,
>  Bob Helt
>
>
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