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OK scroungers, I need your help. | 15 comments (15 topical, editorial)

Re: OK scroungers, I need your help. (none / 0) (#3)
by Gordy on Tue Jun 10th, 2003 at 10:21:58 AM MST
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Troy If you have a farm implement dealer near you , ask if you can look through their scrap metal barrel. Most have them out back for recycling. Maybe you can find some bearings that aren't rusted or worn to badly. although your pump idea sounds like it will work, wouldn't it be easier to fabricate and install a rubber blader in your reserve canister. The tough part might be finding oil proof rubber, I'm not sure inner tube rubber will work. Just a tought, Gordy

Re: OK scroungers, I need your help. (none / 0) (#4)
by Andrew (andrew@lookingglass.com) on Tue Jun 10th, 2003 at 10:36:39 AM MST
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Hi,
I have some old bearings from a ford pickup rive shaft, and also some heavy duty ones from an old broken industrial screen printer I dissasembled.
You want any?

-Andrew

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Re: OK scroungers, I need your help. (none / 0) (#5)
by troy on Tue Jun 10th, 2003 at 06:14:43 PM MST
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Thanks for the lovely offer, but I've decided it's ok to purchase new for once. You don't have to scrounge everything, and I figured by the time I payed shipping to anybody, it would all work out about the same.

Thanks again,

troy

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Re: OK scroungers, I need your help. (none / 0) (#6)
by troy on Tue Jun 10th, 2003 at 06:19:30 PM MST
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I thought about the diaphragm thing for some time and decided it would make the project just too complex. And inner tube material gets wierd with long term contact with oil.

Besides, I have a strong little 12v motor with a nice step down gear that I recycled from a dead mini air compressor. Make a little piston, drill and ream a little cylinder, punch out some leather "o-rings" to use for piston rings and wind a couple of compression springs to make the check valves. Cost will be minimal and it's a good learning experience.

Best regards,

troy

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Re: OK scroungers, I need your help. (none / 0) (#7)
by Brian on Tue Jun 10th, 2003 at 06:56:10 PM MST
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Hey, I think it's great you make your own setup. I don't know if you're interested or not, but I use this product on my Ford and it works flawlessly. Check it out.....

http://www.autoenginelube.com/pages/903473/index.htm

My '92 Bronco with the 351W has nearly 200,000 miles on it now and it performs flawlessly. All I do is change the oil every 3k miles and do the usual maintenance such as changing the air filter, plugs, cap, rotor, etc. so I couldn't be happier. I can't say if it's because of this sytem or not, but it certainly couldn't have hurt!! Not bad for a Ford eh!!! ;-)

Good luck with your project! Brian

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