From: david.tinker <david.tinker@virgin.net>
Subject: Global Wanderings!.
> I am back from my trip around the globe and when I download almost 300
> messages what do I find?. People spelling my home land Whales!!!!!!.
> Whatever next? will it be Rhugby or Thennis or MGHs??. The mind boggles as
> to the endless possibilities.
>
> To get back to what is important, the MG, some years ago I converted my TD
> to a screw on oil filter and used the attachments from an early Leyland
> MINI. I now read in the January edition of the Octagon Car Club Bulletin
> that I may have a problem, Ref Bob Grunau's reply entitled 'straight from
> the horses mouth'( Hi Bob ).
>
> The problem is that on start up from cold my TD has a very noisey top end
> and it takes about 5 minutes for the oil to reach the valve gear and to
> quieten down the top end rattle. The oil pressure on start up is an almost
> instantaneous 50psi and not dropping below 40 on idle when hot.
>
> The oil feed is going into the filter in the correct direction and
hopefully
> coming out in the right direction, so are there any suggestions as to what
> the solution/ problem might be?.
>
> I am also fitting an oil cooler to the TD . Has anyone out there done this
> and if so what are the pitfalls?.
>
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> Keep on driving the MGs.
>
> Regards
>
> David Tinker
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