Re: Manually operated Bijur Lubricating System

Posted by Tim Cole On 2016/6/17 15:19:03

I used to send Bijur pumps to a fella named Jim Simpson in California. I never had a broken manual pump so I sent him automatic pumps. But he is talented and is worth contacting.

As for servicing the metering units, I let them soak for at least two weeks and longer. I made up a hand pump for priming systems. The system pressurizes to only 3-4 psi so the flow rate is very slow. The fittings have to sit under pressure to begin dripping. And the process takes time. I would walk by the car and give my homemade hand primer a little squeeze every day or two. The only fittings I replaced were ones where some rocket scientist tried to drill through them to get flow, were missing, or were damaged.

On the seventh and earlier series cars I got the whole system working right out to the tie rod ends.

There is a renewed trend toward chopping up those systems which I find disheartening. However, motor oil is not an EP lubricant so the system will not hold up as well as grease fittings. Thus, putting little oil cups on those cars is worse than converting to grease fittings.

But you can't appreciate the Bijur until you spend an afternoon greasing the Caddy 12's and 16's with a fitting at every pivot point on the car. To convert the Packard requires a fitting at every pivot point. Grease will not flow through pathways designed for oil.