adamforsythe
1/2 ton status
Hello,
How do you put oil in a engine hoist?
Thanks
Adam
How do you put oil in a engine hoist?
Thanks
Adam
CK5
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putting fluid in a engine hoist
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Muddytazz
1 ton status
Depends on the hydraulic unit. Some are non-refillable. The one on mine has a filler hole towards the bottom.
If yours is refillable, you have to compressor the cylinder (to get all the air out) then filler up.
If yours is refillable, you have to compressor the cylinder (to get all the air out) then filler up.
R72K5
Banned
i found this old brass can with a finger trigger and straightskinny metal spout(straw) that comes out away from it at 90 degrees
it is for some kind of oil but i use it for hoist cylinder filling, it works good, its not real big it only holds around 6 oz, but its just right
find something like that at a yard sale or auction or soemwhere
if i had a digicam id show you this one
it is for some kind of oil but i use it for hoist cylinder filling, it works good, its not real big it only holds around 6 oz, but its just right
find something like that at a yard sale or auction or soemwhere
if i had a digicam id show you this one
like this one prolly...
i use one for oiling cylinders on compression tests on the boats.... handy little item...
i use one for oiling cylinders on compression tests on the boats.... handy little item...
look closer...
Both of my engine crane's hydraulic cylinders have a small rubber plug that looks like a button about 1/2 way up the cylinder..you pry it out and add the oil there...it was missing on one of them,someone put black electrical tape over the hole!..I tapped it to 1/8 " pipe and put a pipe plug in it...I used an nearly empty 90W gear oil bottle and the pointy spout to fill mine up--figured a little 90W wont hurt it,and it does seem to pump up faster and leak less with it in there...
Both of my engine crane's hydraulic cylinders have a small rubber plug that looks like a button about 1/2 way up the cylinder..you pry it out and add the oil there...it was missing on one of them,someone put black electrical tape over the hole!..I tapped it to 1/8 " pipe and put a pipe plug in it...I used an nearly empty 90W gear oil bottle and the pointy spout to fill mine up--figured a little 90W wont hurt it,and it does seem to pump up faster and leak less with it in there...
