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On 15 Mar 2002, at 9:17, Brian Schlepp wrote: > >> If you leave out the oil pressure switch, won't that lubricate > >> everything in the engine bay when you crank it over? > > >I use a tube and fitting that I can screw in there and point the other end into > >the filler pipe. That avoids any possibility of a mess, but even if you leave >it open it won't make much of a mess while just cranking. > WHY? Doesn't that reduce pressure at the bearings? > Why wouldn't you want to leave the pressure switch in and let the oil > travel its normal path? When you first start up the engine all the passages will be just full of air. Removing the switch gives a place to vent the air, so you only crank until you start to see oil coming out of that hole, then you reinstall the switch. This allows the passages to fill quicker, and avoids having the air blow your assembly lube out of the bearings. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org