The relief valve can't really be blamed for the low pressure at idle.
But I've seen worse -- 25 at cruise and 5 at idle, and that ran for over a
year with a rally-loving college student driver.
Heed the advice -- the rod bearings are a "doddle", as they say, and could
well fix you right up. But you can probably let it slide until after the
driving season.
on 4/27/04 11:00 AM, Richard at ramsmgb@cox.net wrote:
> I always use Castrol 20W-50. The current mileage is 66,000. What are the
> odds the relief valve and spring might be the problem, or would that be a
> cheap thing to rule out?
>
> Rich
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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