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| thesey914 |
 Feb 22 2008, 06:01 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,155 Joined: 1-January 03 From: Staffordshire -England Member No.: 66   |
Quick question for those that's done it - the oil tank holds 9-11 litres of oil but can I get away with adding 5 litres to the tank in order to dial in carbs and generally rev up the engine? Can't see that I'll go over 4000rpm and there are certainly no corners involved. I want to get everything thing right and check for leaks etc before fitting the engine back into the car.
Once finished I'll be dumping the oil + filter |
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| michelko |
Feb 23 2008, 04:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 867 Joined: 30-November 03 From: Germany, Lambsheim Member No.: 1,404 Region Association: None |
Hi James,
happy to hear news about your project. For testing my engine i used a self build oiltank, made from an 10l fuel canister ( don´t know the right expression in english, sorry). I added approx. 5-7 l cheap 15-W40 Oil. I think that cheap stuff can´t harm the engine if it runs only on idle with light revs. With this homemadde tank i was able to see the oillevel everytime. With the oem Tank you can´t see this because it´1 completely closed. My advice: dont´t try to save some bucks and shot the engine. It isn´t worth the hassle. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge6.gif) Attached image(s) 
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| thesey914 |
Feb 23 2008, 05:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,155 Joined: 1-January 03 From: Staffordshire -England Member No.: 66 |
Thanks Mike -I'm sooo far behind on this, but had a bit of rust repair to complete. You're dead right not worth junking the engine for 6quids worth of oil
My benchtest is similar to yours -a bit Heath Robinson (IMG:http://thesey.com/pictures/benchtest.jpg) (IMG:http://thesey.com/pictures/benchtest2.jpg) |
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