Alamo oilers

[maple flats]

I have a 75 cfm Alamo pump and I started it the first time yesterday. I could not see any oil drips in the little sight glasses on each side so I shut it down. There is at least a gal of oil in the reclaimer and it looks clean in that sight glass. Is there a way to open these up or do I need to buy a new, larger oiler. The dealer said that I need to see 15 drops a minute at the RPM and vac level I plan to use (19" and about 10 CFM speed, which his charts showed as being 700 RPM on the pump.)

[murferd]

Do you have the little wire inside the tubing at the bearing end? If so pull it out & oil should drip out then. If it doesn't obviously there is a blockage between the end & the reclaimer. If the oil does drip out with the wire removed, you just need to cut off a bit of the wire until you get the drip you want. It may take a few times but I would also like too much oil rather than too little, all it will do is fog the exhaust alittle more. I have ours set to drip every 3-5 seconds, running 18-20" with a 5 hp electric motor.

[maple flats]

Thanks, I'll look for it and try to adjust the oil flow. Do I access it by removing the tubing at that end or do I need to open it further down?

[murferd]

Just unscrew the nut off the bearing end by the sight glasses, there should be a wire shoved up the tube or it may stick in the sight glass. Not a big deal, just be careful not to bend the wire.