I've sat on doing my install for a while because I just wasn't convinced of the benefits of the additional electronics, valve, joins etc over a manual lever that i just use at the track. This has made my mind up. simple install it is then.

@Mp-jw1qg

2 жыл бұрын

im wiring mine to an output on my standalone ecu, when i kick the fans on, it will also kick mine on

Heyy rylis!!! Really appreciate this vid means so much thank you for addressing the problem and how to fix this! You have so much knowledge! And without your vid I wouldn’t have known the problem and overcome this!! You deserve alot of subs and credits 🙏💯🤙🙌 salute will mention you when i get this fixed hopefully! Hope you and your family are all well!

Good to know, I'll be finally installing mine on my AMX. Thanks!

@RylisPro

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I need to get mine rebuilt, cylinder is starting to leak haha!

Solenoids have some wicked high voltage spikes on release. They will destroy contacts quickly. If the solenoid or switch isn't suppressed already, maybe that's what happened. Add a "fly back or snubber" diode across the switch leads to fix it. The switch will last much much longer.

@rufus7376

3 жыл бұрын

Super cheap and easy.

@RylisPro

3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't aware of that? Will look into a diode for the Challenger build's Accusump thanks!

@RylisPro

3 жыл бұрын

@@rufus7376 thanks for the heads up!

Just finally mounted mine in the 68 charger.....I went with cantons electornic swich on/off type not based on pressure drops per say....correct if im wrong with this setup its gonna be setup based on pressure differences between accump and engine pressure oil correct? If one is lower than the other they try to balance each other based on how much air charge I have in my accusmp? I plan to put 50psi in the accusmp and when I hit the switch to on if my engine oil drops below 50psi the accusmp then pushes oil into engine until it can reach over 50psi correct in the engine?

@RylisPro

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think that's how it works. When the oil pressure drops in your engine the accusump should sense it immediately as oil as a fluid is not compressable & should be forced into the engine via air pressure in the accusump

I'm going to be installing an accusump soon and I'm unsure which valve to go with. I do like the simplicity of a ball valve however the electronic valve can store oil at a higher pressure. I know a simpler system will always be more reliable but has anything since then changed your opinion of how the electronic valve can be reliably installed where I don't have to worry about electronics failure on top of oil starvation?

@RylisPro

3 жыл бұрын

Nope! On our 73 Challenger build it will be getting a manual valve as well! Less to worry about & much more affordable

@GrahamsGarage

3 жыл бұрын

@@RylisPro I might have to go for this option as well. I'm a huge fan of simplicity. just need to remember to turn it on when racing or driving hard!

I always activate my Accusump before start up so if the pressure switch dies I know. the pressure sensor is a nice system for cars like mine that drive 100+ miles to events. but I know that switch will eventually die. (the main valve uses 0.9 amps so it's not a huge power draw)

@RylisPro

Жыл бұрын

I agree the pressure switch is really nice to have. I always switched it on too before startup to pre-lube the engine, but being unreliable as it is sucks when it comes time to replace it. I'm going with a manual valve when I refreash the setup as the Accusump is leaking now. Going with a Moroso Accumulator in is place to try one out as I keep the Accusump as a spare.

The pressure switch has nothing to do with the overall system pressure. If the pressure relive is activeated then your overall oilpressure is more than 175psi. How could the switch add pressure to the oilpump pressure? Its just controlling oil relive at a citain pressure. So if it is not working anymore it will not open the solenoid, but it cannot add oilpressure. It is just controlling the oilrelease point/ time of the accusump. So if your engine oilpressure drops lower then the oilpressure switch point, then the switch will jump to "ON" and will control something that its wired onto. As somone stated here in the comments- the soleniod has boostspikes. I dont know how you wired it, but if you wired the pressure switch in series to the solenoid, then that might be the reason why it died. I would always wire a switch into the control- citcuit, not into the power- circuit.

@RylisPro

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree with you & the pressure switch was wired to an on/off switch. The overall system is still unreliable as stated as boost spikes or not the pressure switch should not just fail. Just wired the solenoid to the on/off switch which works just fine now. No more pressure switch

@G.J.G.P.

3 жыл бұрын

@@RylisPro yes, but i would wire it in series to a relay, so the toggle and pressure switch, dont have to deal with the amp spikes. I forgot to mention a relay in my last point. And also thank you for sharing your experiance.

@RylisPro

3 жыл бұрын

@@G.J.G.P. the ARC panel I have in the car does have relays connected to all the switches so I should have been covered there? Oh well, live & learn... Thank you for watching the video!

@G.J.G.P.

3 жыл бұрын

@@RylisPro ok, but many people still tend to wire a switch into the power circuit and not to the control circuit of the relay where the current draw/ demand is low. Ive seen it lots of time. That would have been my 1st guess, if a switch got cooked

@RylisPro

3 жыл бұрын

@@G.J.G.P. this particular pressure switch was working properly for at least a year of occasional use as I don't daily the `Cuda anymore & a couple of track days before giving out. Then it wasn't actuating at the time I filmed this video. So I am guesing the switch just went bad & that it just wasn't a reliable part.