I made no mention at all of radial engines, those antiques of more than a half
century ago. They were not under discussion by anyone in this universe. in
rickie's universe or your universe maybe, but not this universe as the term is
used by 6,000,000,000 people.

gene, oil pumps (on the engines under discussion) sit in the oil sump bathed
in
oil. They are ready to pump oil on rev #1.

How about having enough experience to know that outside of a
theoretically perfect pump, that the pump is not primed and won't be
so without spinning it fast enough?



They certainly are NOT in the sump..... that single statement shows
that you have no idea about the construction of these engines. In
fact, half of the engines that you have expounded upon are dry sump
engines...... good grief...... clueless....

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until scraped off by the oil control ring

you obviously don't have a clew what an oil control ring does. It seems you
learned whatever you ever learned from some superstitious hammer mechanic.

gene, from the way you talk it is obvious that you just keep on replacing parts
on an engine needing repair until the beast runs.

fixing engines is easy, gene. knowing what to fix, that is the hard part.
knowing what to fix means knowing how the thing is supposed to work. you don't
have a clew, so you just keep on replacing parts.

Duh!....How profound. What about cam, lifters, rocker arms, push
rods,wrist pin, ? How do they get lubricated?

pressue oil.

timing gears,accessory case gears and accessories? How do they get
lubricated?

the bottom gear runs in the sump, so drags oil around with it

What about vacuum pump, etc.? How do they get lubricated?

never saw a vacuum pump mounted in the sump.

btw, gene, it is now obvious you don't have a clew what kind of surfaces
require pressure oil and what kinds don't. Obviously, you have no idea how an
engine actually runs.

I have never seen

gene, as is also the case with rickie, rational discussion with you is not
possible. you live in some universe known only to you. A common problem for
those operating on the back side of the power curve IQ-wise.

wait a minute, gene, YOU said they weren't 100% positive displacement. so, the
obvious question is: what % of the time are they negative displacement?

the question is nonsense, gene, because your statement is nonsense in the
context you made it. you were repeating something you heard way outside the
limits in which it was said, simply because you have no idea what it means.
you were just babbling, hoping to sound as if you belong in the universe of
people on this planet.

the pump is not 100% positive
displacement

oh, it is negative displacement what % of the time?

Pumps are only negative displacement in Jaxworld, where apparently
everything is JaxBackward.

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http://www.southharbourvillageinn.com/directions.asp Where Southport,NC
is located.
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at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide

Fixing engines is easy. Knowing what to fix is the hard part. For most
people.

Oh, boy.....


yeah, gene, that is a tough concept for an idiot like you to accept. But gut
it out, gene, for it is the creed of qualified mechanics everywhere. Not among
hammer mechanics to be sure, but certainly among all qualified mechanics. (you
think I made up those words? I first heard them more than 45 years ago.)