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Originally Posted By: JimPghPA I don't have anything to back this up, but my thoughts about the concern of particles accumulating in the bottom of the engines sump if the bottom (normally drain) were used as the oil input, are that this is not grandmas engine in a drive 10 MPH to church once a...

Originally Posted By: meep hmm. auxiliary tank sitting at the side of the engine. air gap above it. plumb the drains together so both have equal level. bottom of aux tank can be lower than the engine sump. gear pump pulls from bottom of aux tank and dumps to top of valve cover. pump failure...

Originally Posted By: JimPghPA One of the concerns would be keeping the oil level in the engines crank-case at a proper level. Assuming that you are only going to use proper filling of the (original engine and add on section(s))so the level of oil in the crank-case is at the normal proper oil...

Originally Posted By: HerrStig Lots of air mixing with the oil in a "slinger" system. That would be air entrainment, not shear. I believe that having a sump will take care of the entrainment issue. Also, just so that you are aware, I plan on having what is in essence TWO sumps, one on the...

Originally Posted By: jrustles What percentage of the run hours do you expect to be on gasoline? After I run out what I have - About 28 Gallons, I don't plan on using gasoline again but I will have the ability to do so if the need arises. Originally Posted By: jrustles Also, soot loading is a...

Originally Posted By: Hallmark Originally Posted By: RiceCake All marketing speak here. Oil is potentially very interesting if we could get details on just why its so different. With hope, I watched the vid to gain some insights into oil formulations addressing technical engineering issues...

Originally Posted By: fordman65 I removed the spark plug sprayed some starter fluid in. Am I the only one to question starter fluid squirted into the spark plug hole on initial start up? Ether is a solvent, that will affect cylinder wall lube on start up after an extended storage interval. I...

Originally Posted By: lexus114 Well, as long as it will still burn gasoline and not just natural gas. Because if there was a real problem and they shut off the gas service you would be screwed. As I said previously, I have a tri-fuel kit that I haven't installed yet - Need to pay a plumber to...

Originally Posted By: meep what will the duty cycle of this be? 24/7 around the clock? Unless the world ends, no. And even then, the valves have to be done. Think, experiment with pictures and smug self satisfaction that when everyone else uses their oil up and ruins their engines I will...

Originally Posted By: meep It's a lot of work, but I like the concept. I don't think it will take that much actual work or I would not do it since the return on the investment is going to be negative numbers. I have no idea what the expected lifetime is of one of these generators but if I...

Originally Posted By: Cujet I have a lister CS, diesel generator. It's oil sump is modest in size. I also use a 0.5 micron Motorguard bypass filter as the only oil filter. Interestingly, the tank settles out contaminates, instead of them remaining in the engine sump. Sorry for the hack job...

Originally Posted By: AandPDan Amsoil or not, it's an air cooled engine with splash lubrication. It's going to shear the oil. You could constantly circulate the oil from the drain through the filler using a small pump/filter/cooler setup. I think the oil problems can be overcome. The valves...

Originally Posted By: lars11 interesting idea. 4. What kind of pump will you use? I have no idea what to get, but you don't want too much capacity. Sump Capacity is 1.06 Liters I was guessing that I should be looking at about 8 oz/min (29.574 cc/min) but I have several concerns that I am to...

I am serious and I do plan on it. I will post pictures. I don't know where it will go yet but I am not looking at a cooler at this time.

Originally Posted By: Colt45ws Burning Natural Gas and running Amsoil you could probably at least double the book spec with no other changes. Natural gas does not foul the oil as bad as gasoline. Yes, that is one factor in my thinking but what is moving me is laziness, I don't want to have to...