Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Exclusive First Drive: 2023 Corvette Z06 | Jay Leno's Garage

[Rick Moseley (ramosel]

Fairly obvious that they had to eliminate intentionally dumping oil on the ground and go to a more plausible leaky oil system.  Bijur is a great source of lubrication systems to this day.  We have Bijur oilers on our power bandsaw and Monarch lathe.    I remember your pictures of the car from years ago.  

I’ve never wanted one but am still fascinated by the engineering that went into the old cars.   

On Nov 10, 2021, at 05:05, Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com> wrote:



Rick,

You don't need a leaky British motor to lubricate the chassis. I'm not sure when they stopped using the Bijur lubrication system, but on my 1939 Phantom-III, I have a canister on the firewall that I pour non-detergent motor oil in. Every 100 miles (and at every start up), I push a pedal to actuate the Bijur lubrication system. There are 20-25 lubrication points throughout the car including the suspension (even the rear leaf springs). Each of these lubrication points has a "drip plug" calibrated to how much oil is needed for lubrication. There's even one at the throwout bearing where oil will drop into a little cup, overflow and then lubricate the throwout bearing. For most of the lubrication points, the oil drips to the appropriate spot and then as it lubricates the area then the rest just drips on the ground.

-matt

'85 euro 308

'39 p-iii

etc

On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 12:15 AM Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net> wrote:

But…. It’s a Rolls… If you take out the Brit motor, how will you keep the suspension lubricated?

Add enough batteries to get one of those boats rolling…  will it comply with weight per axle laws?   Lady Penelope treatment?

On Nov 9, 2021, at 8:47 PM, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:



Speaking of waftability, if there was any classic car I would convert to electric, it would either be a Rolls or a Bentley. They were made for silent travel and you can’t get more quiet than that.

 

Peter

 

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From: Erik Nielsen
Sent: November 9, 2021 5:31 PM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Exclusive First Drive: 2023 Corvette Z06 | Jay Leno's Garage

 

 

...And no, the main selling feature of a Rolls is waftability.  Once you really make it in life, you don't need to race from meeting to meeting, they'll start when you arrive.  I still haven't gotten used to everyone standing up when I walk in, but I'll go with it...

 

 

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