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Re: Oil pressure

To: Gregg Baker <gbaker@anc.ak.net>
Subject: Re: Oil pressure
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 21:17:23 -0700 (PDT)
On Wed, 3 Jul 1996, Gregg Baker wrote:

> In my 69 B my oil pressure runs about 40 to 50 at idle.  It goes to about 60
> to 70
> at cruise.  I tend to worry too much but I would appreciate a few comments at 
>to
> other oil pressure numbers.  I have a tendency to not trust my oil pressure
> guage.

Gregg, if your gauge shows 40 to 50 psi at idle with the motor HOT, you
are correct in not trusting your gauge. It should be about 10 to 20 psi :)
Ulix (12psi hot)
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