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1. oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 18:54:32 -0600; I never fail to learn something new. But oftentimes, it comes with a question. I have over the years owned two 71BGTs and a 65B at different times. I'm now restoring a 72B. Today I removed the dashbo; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00709.html (8,209 bytes)
2. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "Henry D. Reynolds" <hdr@jump.net>; Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 21:38:54 -0500; my 1970 roadster had the oil pressure gauge with a remote pressure sensor, and i never liked it. I believe i actually replaced it with the kind that has the pressure sensor built into the gauge. the; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00711.html (7,984 bytes)
3. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 21:23:22 -0700; Yes. It was because the electrical ones frequently failed to work. Or so I've heard. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires /// or; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00717.html (8,196 bytes)
4. RE: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 08:43:57 -0700; I don't have an answer as to why MG changed to the mechanical guage, it could have been warranty related. The electrical sender did have a high failure rate and was extremely expensive to replace. I; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00729.html (9,886 bytes)
5. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "james" <jamesnazarian@netzero.net>; Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 20:28:47 -0600; IMO, part of my decision would be because of the slow reaction of the electric gauge. I have heard them referred to, more than once, as pressure indicators (yes/no) rather than gauges. It is hard to; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00747.html (11,000 bytes)
6. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 20:44:52 -0600; Now that I think about it - and maybe its relevant to the whole question I brought up - is that I've always had this habit of tapping on the side of the oil pressure gauge on both my 71BGTs. Typicall; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00750.html (10,538 bytes)
7. oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "Tim Economu" <economu@whidbey.com>; Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 10:34:57 -0700; Hi Kevin, David and James: All of this talk of oil pressure gauge's makes me think back to the day my wife got out our Benz wagon with a skirt covered in jet black oil. (yes a diesel engine oil is th; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00773.html (11,685 bytes)
8. RE: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "Phillips, Frank" <fwp@ufl.edu>; Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 13:48:38 -0400; <<Tim Economu Said: snip>> I would consider mounting a mechanical gauge in the engine compartment however. That way I could periodically compare readings for accuracy, and when the meter leaked, it w; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00775.html (8,555 bytes)
9. RE: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "Denise Thorpe" <xyzabcde@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 14:3:53 -0400; look A long time ago, I knew someone who increased the oil pressure in his MGA to 90 lbs by grinding away part of the oil pump and then the oil pressure gauge sprayed the interior. Luckily, tightenin; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00776.html (9,016 bytes)
10. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 13:11:15 -0700; Umm, what would be the benefit of this higher oil pressure? I know you don't want low oil pressure for many reasons, but what is the benefit of 80lbs vs 70lbs? -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you'r; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00780.html (9,190 bytes)
11. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 22:47:30 -0600; The modifications I think Denise is refering actually improve the pumps capacity or rate of delivery. As such, it may also raise the pressure as the flow rate is increased. I sent Denise the machini; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00790.html (8,133 bytes)
12. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>; Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 19:09:46 -0600; I had a problem. I heard the problem before I even looked at the gauge. I lost power, and engine started rattling; uh oh, what's wrong I thought. Then I looked at the gauges and the oil pressure gaug; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00793.html (10,351 bytes)
13. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "Denise Thorpe" <xyzabcde@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 9:10:59 -0400; Thanks Blake for the diagram and the explanation. This oil pump mod was something I stored away in my head as a Good Thing without remembering _why_ it's a good thing, but your explanation correspond; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00801.html (9,116 bytes)
14. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:00:49 -0500; Hey Blake, Send me the machining spec's too if you would. I think I know what you're talking about, but would like to be sure. The MG oil pump is a positive displacement pump, so there's not much you; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00802.html (11,311 bytes)
15. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:51:37 -0600; <<<Snip>>> Then I looked at the gauges and the oil pressure gauge was already showing that the pressure was gone. <<<snip>>> I've know some people who have also added an idiot light oil pressure war; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00805.html (8,155 bytes)
16. RE: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 08:13:55 -0700; Andrew et al: I think I'm getting old, but I'm starting to agree with the manufacturers who have discontinued installing oil pressure gauges. All they do is worry the driver of the car. Do I have eno; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00806.html (10,811 bytes)
17. Re: oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: "Telewest $PH$" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 17:20:01 +0100; Too right. My 1989 Toyota Celica still has an oil pressure gauge but it is worse than useless. It has no graduations, just four bands of different widths. Acceptable idle pressure is anything from a; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00812.html (8,732 bytes)
18. Oil pressure guage (score: 1): Author: Mike and Suzanne Russcher <sportscar@3-cities.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 22:31:49 -0800; I am looking for a replacement oil pressure guage for my 68 MGB. I would like to replace it with a direct read guage from a 72 to 76 model. Does anyone have a spare? Thanks, Mike Russcher; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00869.html (6,379 bytes)
19. Oil Pressure Guage (score: 1): Author: John Baker <jbaker1@home.net>; Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 08:51:38 -0800; My 1975 B Oil pressure gauge was converted from the mechanical type to the electric by the previous owner. I would like to get back to the original, word has it they are more dependable. Does anyone; /html/mgs/1998-11/msg00310.html (6,243 bytes)
20. Oil Pressure Guage (score: 1): Author: garyc@cc.snow.edu (Gary E. Chidester); Date: Sat, 8 Jul 1995 18:47:19 -0600; Is there a way to check a malfunctioning oil pressure guage to tell whether it's the sending unit or the guage itself? gc; /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00083.html (6,332 bytes)

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