What gears are you talking about? What are the drive gears in the engine? The
only gears I can think of are the ones that drive the oil pump and distributor..
Are you talking about the timing gears? Iv always called them timing sprockets
and chain. I didn't think these where oiled by pressure. I thought they got
there oil from the oil splashing around. I'm curious about this cause my car
can
have 80 - 85 lbs of pressure at speed.
Dennis Cox
67 MGB
WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
> On an MG engine, you DON'T WANT high oil pressure. You will eat the drive
> gears if you do.
>
> You may be alright at 75, although that is on the high side, but I have seen
> many racers jack it up to 80-85 and have their gears go south in a race or
> two.
>
> Pressure isn't nearly as important as volume.
>
> Bill
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