LSx oil system prime tool

[P10crew]

Spotted 2 extinguisher's in the iron pile at the land fill. $1.50 each. Less than $30 into each. I guess I didn't realize that fire extinguishers are plated inside . Made one for my son and one for myself [img]https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...9586f93_b258_4cb5_b5db_5ed18e02319c.jpeg[/ Pretty slick... the center tube is Oring boss so you just unscrew the center by the handle to fill. Normal operating pressure on these was 195 psi so no concerns there. I could only find 1 M16x1.5 -1/8 npt fitting in town so I had to order 1. Should work just fine.

 

[Chris142]

We had a bug sprayer we used.

 

[Jim_Truett]

That's nice. I just remove the spark plugs and crank it without an oil filter to prime the pump. Then crank with filter in place until oil pressure registers. I think I will make one from one of our empty calibration gas cylinders for future use. Thanks for the idea.

 

[Trav]

That looks great, nice work!

 

[spasm3]

Interesting! What are other uses for a fire extinguisher tank?

 

[P10crew]

Originally Posted by spasm3

Interesting! What are other uses for a fire extinguisher tank?

Believe it or not we used to have one mounted in our dirt mods. We used it as a deluge for the shaker screen. It came in very handy at the end of races where we had to work through a lot of traffic. Saved many a 406's