retarded oil pump question
 

If you reverse the rotation of an oil pump will it still function and just flow in the other direction? Or do the pumps only work if they rotate in the direction they were designed for?

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im pretty sure they're made to go one way..

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Not sure how well it will work with the pressure relief valve.

Theres just a little spring in there that basically sets the pressure. If you reverse it, how will it be able to control pressure?

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depends on which style oil pump you speak of.

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Here's the pump:

http://www.hmt-tv.com/hmt/matt/Banshee/DSC00879.JPG


http://www.hmt-tv.com/hmt/matt/Banshee/DSC00882.JPG

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reversing flow will not work.

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What regulates the flow on that? can you see a spring/diaphram anywhere?

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What you see is what is there. There's no spring or anything. I'll go double check...

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i assume this is for a car yes?

wouldn't reversing the flow, suck up oil around your head and shoot it out your pickup :S

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Ok here's this fucker completely disassembled:


http://www.hmt-tv.com/hmt/matt/Banshee/DSC00883.JPG



You assume wrong. Its for my project, pump goes here:

http://www.hmt-tv.com/hmt/matt/Banshee/DSC00874.JPG


Its for a 2-stroke application everything's custom

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im pretty sure reversing the rotation would reverse the flow since you're reversing the mechanical operation of the pump.

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just curious of why you want to reverse the flow? or is that the only way you can get it on?

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I know this doesnt really relate to the oil pump's flow.. but

2stroke with an oil pump? help me

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turbo banshee.

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I dont think it will work perfectly because the timing is different, (when the oil enters and leves the pump but that doesn't mean it wont pump enough oil to keep a snail lubed. I would just make a bench tester for it 8)

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it'll work fine in reverse, but the flow will be reversed.

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unless its a spring type oil pressure regulator tyhats hidden in the block somewheres, nice way t ---- something up in a hurry,

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space is limited, it would fit better if I could mount the gear the other way. I have to fit this whole thing in the space below the shiney thing (water pump):

http://www.hmt-tv.com/hmt/matt/Banshee/DSC00872.JPG



think of what website your on. :1

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so are you just trying to rig up an external pump type deal? if thats the case i don't think it would matter which way it spins, but I don't know anything about springs/diaphrams controlling the flow :1

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Its not exactly "rigging" I'm using an Rz350 sidecover and machining the oil injection pump shaft to fit a Honda 300ex oil pump to get the pressure I need. I just need to make the shaft on the right look like the shaft on the left and I'm done.

http://www.hmt-tv.com/hmt/matt/Banshee/DSC00881.JPG

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any other input?

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drive the oil pump with an electric motor. You can pre lube before you start the engine up too

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Lol, this whole pump setup is to avoid an electric pump. They take up too much space, weight and draw too much electricity

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your mother has a pegleg, and the bitch walks in circles

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Maybe, but at least I never slept with Lumberg.

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i sleep with everything

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I know. Thats why you have a gift that keeps on giving of painful blisters :S

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your father sampled that first hand

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I think that since it is a gearator style pump that it will be fine.

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It uses reed valves on the intake and a port on the exhaust. It will work just fine.

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With no regulator aparent my vote goes for using it either way. The flow will be equivilent either direction.

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wtf does that have to do with anything? ???

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nothing really, I was high as ----.

However, if you look at the inlet side opposite the outlet porting the blockoff (to stop it from reverse flow) is nearly lined up with the center of the shaft. You may loose some efficiency, but it will work.

Anywya, if you want it to work perfect, why not an idler gear? You might even be able to run it off the water pump gear.

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Its already designed. Its running off the crank gear. I'm machining the shafts this weekend

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oh, i completely forgot to post.

i asked my autoshop teacher, and he couldn't get his head around the question of "WILL IT WORK: YES OR NO?" but yes, it will work. he kept asking me why you need an oil pump on a 2 stroke lol :S

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some people just comprehend the awesomeness of it ;)