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Great Lakes Greg · 01-09-2014, 07:09 PM

This is on an engine that will have the magnets removed from the flywheel. There is a kit to put these paddle looking things on the flywheel, that will supposedly sling the oil enough to get some into an oil tube where the mag pickup post is. From there the oil flows down the tube to the front of the engine. I get all that.
A fellow I talked to suggested that this is a good way to beat the oil to death without really meeting the goal of getting the oil where it needs to go.
Is there a better alternative that somebody can explain?
I am new at this "T" thing, so I hope I have not been to vague with what I am after. You can also expect a host of questions in the coming months.
These critters are a bit different than the Model A's I have been screwing around with the past 15 years.

01-09-2014, 07:09 PM	#1
Great Lakes Greg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,369	Slinging oil opinions This is on an engine that will have the magnets removed from the flywheel. There is a kit to put these paddle looking things on the flywheel, that will supposedly sling the oil enough to get some into an oil tube where the mag pickup post is. From there the oil flows down the tube to the front of the engine. I get all that. A fellow I talked to suggested that this is a good way to beat the oil to death without really meeting the goal of getting the oil where it needs to go. Is there a better alternative that somebody can explain? I am new at this "T" thing, so I hope I have not been to vague with what I am after. You can also expect a host of questions in the coming months. These critters are a bit different than the Model A's I have been screwing around with the past 15 years.