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Old 11-11-2007, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mylesdw
I'm guessing that the pressure section of a dry sump pump won't make much of a lift pump to pick oil up from a sump, they are designed to have the input oil higher than the pump inlet. What about a dry sump pump with one scavenge stage and plumb the scavenge directly to the pressure stage; maybe with a small reservoir or suitable pressure regulation?
That is exactly what I was thinking, along with a question as to if the oil filter could be between the scavage and pressure section. That would keep the filter at the lower pressure, if it didn't hurt flow.
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