- 1. Oil Pressure Questions... (score: 1)
- Author: swanson@kira.ecs.umass.edu (Jon N Swanson)
- Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 21:39:27 -0400 (EDT)
- I've been looking around for an answer to this question, and can't seem to find any pertinent data: What is "normal" oil pressure for a '73 MGB and what steps can be taken to improve it short of a co
- /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00097.html (8,211 bytes)
- 2. Re: Oil Pressure Questions... (score: 1)
- Author: smenzel@halcyon.com (Sandro Menzel)
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:58:25 -0700
- My '66 Miget (1098) of unknown mileage behaves exactly the same. My warming up period (time it takes for the oil pressure to start dipping this bad at idle) takes around eight to ten miles at highway
- /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00100.html (8,177 bytes)
- 3. Re: Oil Pressure Questions... (score: 1)
- Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 11:34:15 -0400 (EDT)
- This is normal. The oil pressure relief valve should limit your reading to 70 psi when cold. I have about 5000 miles on a rebuild and am getting your readings with 5W50 Castrol Syntec. The only reaso
- /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00140.html (9,743 bytes)
- 4. Re: Oil Pressure Questions... (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 12:16:16 -0500 (CDT)
- Uh-oh. Does anybody know why I get - 75 psi at cold idle - 50 psi at hot idle (well, actually 1000 rpm) - 70 psi at anything above idle on a hot engine (Bone-stock and mostly original [like, I replac
- /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00145.html (8,335 bytes)
- 5. Re: Oil Pressure Questions... (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <antiques@whidbey.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 11:20:55 -0800
- I think the oscillation is due to your oil pressure relief valve cycling between open and shut. ** Jerry Causey antiques@whidbey.com
- /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00148.html (7,385 bytes)
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