Pre-oiler question

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by lippy

...a car that is only started once per month,

Let's not forget the rear, trans, clutch face, brakes, contacts, and relays too. If you're going to do it right, jack the rear up and put it on stands, then start up the engine, let the clutch in and out a bit, run it through the gears a few times, put it in reverse, too. Pump the brakes while you're at it. OK, hit the turn signals, horn, and turn the steering wheel back and forth. Feel free to say "vroom, vroom, screeaachhhh, vroom, vroom" while you're doing it.

No, I don't do any of this either... but I have met people who have claimed that their clutch disk somehow rusted to their flywheel, over an extended period, and they couldn't break it loose. I think that's about as likely as excessive wear resulting from letting the car sit over the winter. But remember, I stick mine in a car bag with desiccant, which keeps it in a nice, arid bubble inside your garage -- I do believe in doing that.

[Ron61]

I think the temperatures of where you live have a lot to do with that too. When it is summer and 118° here I could just let mine roll out in the driveway and start it and within a few seconds the oil would be everywhere in the engine and the temperatures would be climbing. And I raced mine but I never did put an oil accumulator on it because in this case it was just extra weight and something else to go wrong.

Partrickt,

Didn't your car get heavy carrying it in that bag?

Ron

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Ron61

Partrickt,

Didn't your car get heavy carrying it in that bag?

Ron

If given the choice between a bag and a pre-oiler, give me the bag any day....

[blykins]

Oh brother.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by blykins

Oh brother.

... and my bag keeps Jerry's mouse from setting up shop in the side pipes, munching on the wiring, shooting pool in the heads, etc.