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1. Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: Robert Guinness <rjglaw@swbell.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:16:17 -0500; I had an unfortunate incident that has developed into a mystery. While cruising at highway speed in my MGA 1600, the oil gauge hose blew out gushing all my oil into the engine compartment. I pulled o; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00100.html (7,259 bytes)
2. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:35:27 -0500; When the ngine runs out of oil the pressure and flow both go to zero. Oil in the crankshaft bearing journals immeduiately overheats and breaks down, you then have metal to metal contact causing exces; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00102.html (9,996 bytes)
3. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:52:24 -0700 (PDT); Since the oil pressure gauge is the most important one in the car, I check mine every 5-10 seconds. I've been doing that religiously since I bought my first car, a 1968 MGB, in 1977. I even check the; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00122.html (8,167 bytes)
4. RE: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "Mike Razor" <mrazor@bellsouth.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:51:54 -0400; Same here I always keep an eye on the oil pressure. I even put a little paste on felt dot next to the gauge so I can peck at from time to time to make sure it is not stuck. I blew the oil pressure ga; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00129.html (8,594 bytes)
5. RE: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "William Schooler" <schooler@adelphia.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:33:12 -0400; I had an unfortunate incident that has developed into a mystery. While cruising at highway speed in my MGA 1600, the oil gauge hose blew out gushing all my oil into the engine compartment. (SNIP) I'v; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00130.html (8,281 bytes)
6. RE: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:09:26 -0400; I may have missed this point but it would be easy to make a switch that went open when the oil pressure dropped too low. All it needs is a pressure switch put in the gauge line and connection to the; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00135.html (9,158 bytes)
7. RE: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:04:41 -0700 (PDT); And the way you would start such a car would be...? :-) David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00137.html (7,426 bytes)
8. Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "Bill Miller (LBC's)" <lbcs@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:38:11 -0400; I too have had those hoses fail on my MGB. I bet yours was the fancy SS braided one, wasn't it. Those had some serious problems and the good folks at Motorhead make a great replacement hose that will; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00139.html (7,681 bytes)
9. Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "Bill Miller (LBC's)" <lbcs@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:03:00 -0400; I too have had those hoses fail on my MGB. I bet yours was the fancy SS braided one, wasn't it. Those had some serious problems and the good folks at Motorhead make a great replacement hose that will; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00143.html (7,666 bytes)
10. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:57:04 -0400; These switches are often found on marine diesel engines and on engines for generator sets. Bob On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:09:26 -0400 Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca> writes:; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00148.html (7,848 bytes)
11. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:32:52 -0500; IMHO: I think what we really need is an oil level sensor. A warning that the oil is getting low would be much more useful and timely than the - oh my gosh, there's no oil pressure because the oil lev; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00151.html (8,926 bytes)
12. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:08:48 -0700; But you have one of those -- it's called a dipstick. ;-) But seriously, you obviously meant "in real time". I suppose the problem with that is that the oil in the sump sloshes around quite a bit, so; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00152.html (8,496 bytes)
13. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:55:06 -0400; Interesting idea. Cadillac, among others at one time, used a floating sort of indicator that showed oil level in the sump. There wasn't a dipstick as we know it, but a rod, approx 3/16 inch, protrud; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00184.html (8,929 bytes)
14. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:47:04 EDT; Many GM engines have oil level sensors and indicators that I'm sure could be adapted to use in an MG. I have always found that checking the oil works for me..... Bill; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00209.html (7,729 bytes)
15. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:23:04 -0500; Do aircraft engines have some kind of oil level gauge/warning? My beef with oil pressure is that in case of a serious leak (loosing oil faster than you're checking your dipstick), the oil pressure wi; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00211.html (10,431 bytes)
16. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: Steve West-Fisher <steve@coastaldatasystems.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:22:05 -0400; Most small planes don't. Some do have an idiot light. -- Stephen West-Fisher Coastal Data Systems 727.599.4271 http://www.coastaldatasystems.com/; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00213.html (7,842 bytes)
17. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:23:34 -0400; All this talk about oil feed failure...... Go look at http://www.mgbmga.com/tech/mgb30.htm Regards Barrie Robinson 705-721-9060 MGB GT V8 Aston Martin DB 2/4 MkII in the wings PURVEYOR of O-ring kits; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00214.html (11,196 bytes)
18. RE: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "Mike Razor" <mrazor@bellsouth.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:43:17 -0400; I observed the oil pressure drop and was able to get off the road and suffered no damage to my engine. The loss of pressure was due to the line that feeds the gauge gave way and the instant I saw the; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00217.html (7,576 bytes)
19. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:35:45 +0100; My point about gauges in general. Unless you watch them like a hawk (and I went over two red lights in France doing that to temp and coolant level instruments when I had a cooling system problem), or; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00223.html (9,560 bytes)
20. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:59:29 -0400; Some aircraft engines have a buzzer that sounds when pressure is low, as at start-up and shutdown. One supposes it would sound for a few seconds if there were a drop in pressure during operation. Tha; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00238.html (8,440 bytes)

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