drip oiler

[maplemaniac65]

I have a surge alamo rotary type vacumn pump. Something that I bought in a salvage yard. It has a place on the intake side that seems to be a good place to srew in an oiler. I am thinking of using a tube with a small petcock so that it drips in. But I am wondering if the vacumn will just drain the resevoir. It is hooked up tp a 5.5 honda motor. pump has a 12" pulley and a 2 1/2" pulley on the motor. vacumn guage on the pump reads 25" This setup should work just need to come up with an inexpensive oiler. Anyone have an idea?

[Maple Hill Sugarhouse]

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[Parker]

on my surge 76 the fellow that worked on it did away with the recovery oil from the exhaust and ran a new line from a 5 gallon bucket to an adjustable drip oiler on each bearing,,like kevin sais 4-5 drops a minute,,,very inportant to get the drips right,,too much and you will have a ton of smog comming out of the pump,,,too little and no more pump,,,my pump is also hooked to a 5.5 honda,,worked great