[SEL] Sattley manual

[bill at antique-engines.com]

>>I don't see how the engine load and the drip
rate are connected, if the piston is wet with oil that is as good as it's
going to get, anymore will just run off.<<

And I disagree with your disagreement -  :-)
You may be right for the high end, but for the lower end, you can get by
with less, so why not do so?
The oil will last longer, there will be less mess, and less dirt and grit
can stick to it. Adjust the drip rate up for more load - where you don't
have to adjust it down for less load but you can.
So, yes, if you have the oil drip throttled back to use less at lower RPM
and load, you need to give it more at higher load.
Plus more load on the engine means more loading on the piston pin, piston,
and rings, probably running hotter, etc. - would you want to give it as
much oil at idle and low load as you would at higher speed and load? I
would not,  so I'd change the drip rate accordingly - personally......

Bill

> I wonder if the high drip rate is a hope that the engine will always get
> what it needs and maybe inspire the owner to use oil generously.    Too
> much
> oil won't hurt anything, the worst thing would be a messy engine.  A
> drawback is that this high drip rate would empty the oiler pretty quick.
> I
> disagree with George and his comment that the high drip rate is
> appropriate
> if the engine is working hard.  I don't see how the engine load and the
> drip
> rate are connected, if the piston is wet with oil that is as good as it's
> going to get, anymore will just run off.
>
> I was intrigued by the method of cleaning the rings and grooves by boiling
> them in lye.  Anybody try this or know more about it?
>
> Jim
>
> Jim and Diane Kirkes
> Hemet, CA
> jd.kirkes at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 8:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Sattley manual
>
>
> Dunno Luke? As a lubricant kero is actually pretty decent. Much better
> than gasoline. In fact I lube my EK and PR mags with kero instead of
> oil. Keeps them working in cold weather.
> Take my 6 HP Herc (kero) sawrig for example. Per Sattley's instructions
> I should be dripping 30 drips per minute when working it. I'd never get
> any wood sawed for all the time I'd be spending filling the #4 oiler!
> Curt
>
> Luke Tonneberger wrote:
>
>> Curt,
>>
>> Could the higher drip rate have anything to do with burning kerosene
>> for the fuel?
>>
>> Luke Tonneberger
>> Rockford, Michigan
>> USA
>> =============================
>>
>>> From: Curt <curt at imc-group.com>
>>>
>>> Jeff,
>>> I thought your eBay comment was excellent!
>>> Reading the manual I was surprised at the factory recommendation of 5
>>> drop of cylinder oil per minute per HP. That's WAY more than I tend
>>> to run on my engines and the pistons stay whetted with oil. I always
>>> figured if there was excess oil running into the crank sump then
>>> there was plenty of cylinder oil. I set mine on a few drops per
>>> minute regardless of HP. Maybe I'm not oiling enough.
>>> How about the rest of you, what kind of oil rates do you use? What do
>>> you use as a guide to say you're oiling enough?
>>> Curt Holland
>>> Gastonia, NC
>>>
>>
>>
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