I'm certainly not the expert here (hopefully Randall will pitch in), but a
pressure of 15 at idle when warm wouldn't concern me, so long as it pops back
up when it's needed, ie. when you put the engine under load. My TR3 does
exactly the same thing (and I have the pool of oil too).
Andrew Uprichard
P.S. Regarding the time capsule TR3 on eBay ($33,000 and climbing), just wait -
everyone is now going to wax eloquent when they list their cars.
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: John Gillis <jgillis@tcd.ie>
> Hi all, got my carbs back from Burlen after full re-build, very
> pleased BTW, fitted up and set up to run, I have noticed a drop in oil
> pressure which was 50psi at tick over, now down to about 15 when fully
> warm, looking around I noticed a very small pool of oil under the
> engine breather pipe, does this suggest any particular condition, this
> is an engine that has yet to go on the road, all running has been in
> the garage to date.
> 1954 TR2
> regards
> John
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