Thanks Chillerman,

I'll let this drop, after dissecting my original compressor this morning, I don't see how much more than about 8 ounces trapped in the upper chamber would be typically pumped out after mishandling. Also, I was really surprised to see all the areas of the scroll had such little wear considering it was about 19 years old.

It doesn't appear there is any consensus on what a 'delay' might be to allow oil to return to the sump.

I've kept the second scroll that had the pumpout & for my own interest will do some 'controlled' tests with it this fall.

I do believe this should be a concern for replacement scrolls, if they are laid down, even temporarily there will most likely be some pumpout due to that mishandling. They are definitely easier to handle if they are close to horizontal.

By the way, if you receive any texts inviting you to a street party it might be wise to ignore them, unless you want to help gather up the hooligans. It's really a shame to see that type of mob behavior.