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Post by geh3333 on May 22, 2015 19:10:21 GMT -5
How's it going . I was wondering how in gods name do u prime the oil pump ? I believe dmartin said he does it , but I really have no clue how its possible since the side cover must be on for the ports to be sealed. I tried turning the crank by hand , but it wasn't working, I also tried just turning the scoot over with the kill switch on , and it wasn't working. I had to start the scoot and after a couple seconds it began flowing into the head . if anyone can let me know how its done , I'm kind of curious !
Thanks , george
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Post by cyborg on May 22, 2015 19:36:16 GMT -5
You just did it
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Post by JerryScript on May 22, 2015 20:17:42 GMT -5
Like cyborg said. If it's flowing, you obviously primed it. |
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Post by geh3333 on May 22, 2015 20:19:37 GMT -5
Lol, I was just confused because , I was told that he always primes the oil pump before ? So actually priming the pump is just running the scoot . so there is really no priming, just checking that it is working right ? I mean , u have to start the scoot to run it , so . last time I installed the pump , I just ran it and didn't check if it was working , but it was obviously working until I hit the deer.
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Post by onewheeldrive on May 22, 2015 20:52:54 GMT -5
It was tvacman that primed it by hand.
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Post by geh3333 on May 22, 2015 22:08:13 GMT -5
It was tvacman that primed it by hand. Was it ? I'll have to go back and read my old posts . I'm sure your right, but I better check. Sorry dmartin , I was not ragging on you , I was just curious how it was done. |
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Post by geh3333 on May 22, 2015 22:43:09 GMT -5
Yep it was john . hey john , how do you prime the oil pump ? Or do you just start the scoot and make sure its working ?
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Post by geh3333 on May 22, 2015 23:52:16 GMT -5
Like cyborg said. If it's flowing, you obviously primed it. How's it going jerry, I sorta got two answers for this question . can u help me out ? I read that the oil pump feeds the head , and also pumps some oil to the cylinder. Is this accurate. |
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Post by onewheeldrive on May 23, 2015 0:20:07 GMT -5
This explains better than words alone. It has pics and arrows, and explains how the oil gets to different parts of the engine: scooterdoc.proboards.com/thread/6884/gy6-project?page=2It's worthy of a bookmark. EDIT: although, unless I missed it, it doesn't say how the cylinder is oiled. |
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Post by geh3333 on May 23, 2015 2:22:16 GMT -5
This explains better than words alone. It has pics and arrows, and explains how the oil gets to different parts of the engine: scooterdoc.proboards.com/thread/6884/gy6-project?page=2It's worthy of a bookmark. EDIT: although, unless I missed it, it doesn't say how the cylinder is oiled. Very nice ! I also have the 58.5 kit. I was told that it was pointless because it was only 1.5mm bigger. But now since I have the 58.5 would it then be pointless to go up 1.5 to a 60mm kit ? See my point ? Even though its only 1.5 , it give the engine a nice kick up in performance. It seems as if the pump only feeds the crank bearing and the head . what about the crank bearing on the other side ? And the cylinder actually sits up a little high from the oil . not only that,it seems as if there is only a small space open for oil to maybe splash the cylynder possibly the crank as it spins throws oil to the lower cylinder ? |
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Post by tvnacman on May 23, 2015 6:16:03 GMT -5
Yes I'm the one that primes by hand while top end rebuilds. I turn the fan till I see oil come from the engine studs, then install the piston and jug (you have to hold the jug in place) turn the fan till oil comes out of the engine stud again, when I place the head on I complete assembly turn the fan by hand till I get oil on the cam and pooling below the exhaust valve. I put some oil in the spark plug hole during the process .
I have a strange way of doing things sometimes I even pull the coil wire and let the electric crank it a few short bursts. Then when it fires the first time nice blue smoke for the first 14 or 20 seconds.
John
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Post by rockynv on May 23, 2015 7:20:16 GMT -5
I use engine assembly oil when I put it back together so the pump will prime just by cranking it with the spark plug removed. Engine-Assembly-Oil |
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Post by cyborg on May 23, 2015 9:40:04 GMT -5
Splash oiling is figured into the equation
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Post by dmartin95 on May 23, 2015 13:12:56 GMT -5
It was tvacman that primed it by hand. Was it ? I'll have to go back and read my old posts . I'm sure your right, but I better check. Sorry dmartin , I was not ragging on you , I was just curious how it was done. LOL.... You had me so confused.....  I don't prime the pump, I just rotate the engine and the pump will prime itself - It's a sump pump and it's submerged in oil, no need to prime it. |
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Post by geh3333 on May 23, 2015 15:13:33 GMT -5
Was it ? I'll have to go back and read my old posts . I'm sure your right, but I better check. Sorry dmartin , I was not ragging on you , I was just curious how it was done. LOL.... You had me so confused..... I don't prime the pump, I just rotate the engine and the pump will prime itself - It's a sump pump and it's submerged in oil, no need to prime it. Yeah , sorry about that , lol. I was sitting there thinking " how do u prime this thing ? " . you obviously cannot prime it with the side cover off , because the oil port will not be sealed and connected. So if the cover is on the only way to get the oil through the port is to spin the crank. Starting the scoot is the best way. Lol So yeah , I agree that there is no true priming . |
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