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Old 04-29-2009, 03:27 PM
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I thought an accusump kept a volume of oil that it fed back into the engine before you started it. Once the pressure gets over ~25psi it "collects" the volume and then isolates it. When you go 'key-on' it feeds that oil back into the engine to boost the pressure before you hit the starter.
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