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In article <959@ccice5.UUCP> jvz@ccice5.UUCP (John V. Zambito) writes:
>>>> 99% of your total lifetime engine wear occurs during the first 0 to 10
>>>> seconds of operation, when the oil is drained off the parts and you have
>>>> pretty much raw metal rubbing against raw metal.
>>
>>>    ...  Or why isn't there some mechanism which, when you turn on the
>>>    starter, first pumps up some oil for 2-3 seconds before kicking over
>>>    the engine?
>>
>I kick over my motorcycle a couple of times before I turn on the ignition,
>to start the oil pumping. 
>

I used to own a 70 Bug.  When the ignition switch went bad, I replaced it with
a toggle switch for the ignition, and a push-button for the starter.  Before
starting a cold engine, I would let the starter crank a few times before
turning on the igition system.  I believe this used to be pretty standard on
early starting systems.


						Mark F. Flynn
						Department of Physics
						Washington University
						St. Louis, MO  63130
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