Generally, if you have oil pressure, you aren't too bad off. Just as long as
it did not idle too long. But fill the damn thing will ya.
The Northstar story puzzles me, I thought they were designed to run for some
period of time with no oil. Or maybe that was no coolant. Can't remember,
OF'dom setting in early.
Larry
On 5/19/01 11:03 PM, "Bob D." <bobmgtd@home.com> wrote:
> Seems like oil hoses are making a comeback. My late model Oldsmobile has
> one. A buddy of mine had one go out on a Caddy Northstar engine. He said
> there was a warning, but the engine was toast by the time he pulled over.
> The bill for a new engine was $15K, luckily it was covered by warranty.
>
> My B's hose leak brought the oil level down one quart below the fill line
> (2 quarts below the full line) before I discovered it. I never noticed any
> drop on the pressure gauge (of course I don't watch the gauges constantly).
> I assume no damage was done, does the list concur? How low can the oil go
> before you get in trouble?
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> Email - bobmgtd@home.com
> 52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
>
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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