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Re: [Healeys] Oil Pumps

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Pumps
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 10:33:36 -0800
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John,

Have you checked against a calibrated gauge (or had your own 
adjusted/calibrated)?  My BJ8 showed zero pressure at idle when I bought 
it, but having the safety gauge adjusted 'added' 15-20psi at idle.

Bob

On 1/1/2020 10:27 AM, John Spaur wrote:
> My '62 BT7 has a stock oil pump and the indicated oil pressure always reads 
> very low, 20 psi if I recall correctly, when the engine is up to operating 
> temperature. I think this has been an issue with the car and a discussion 
> topic for eons. I have never experienced a problem or issue with the oil 
> pressure or the value stated on the gauge. Are people experiencing engine 
> issues because of this?
>
> John Spaur
> San Jose
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Larry 
> Varley
> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 9:03 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Pumps
>
> As a matter of interest the rotary oil pump is from the Austin A70 2.2 litre 
> engine, same rotor. Then when the 2.6 litre engine was produced for the 
> Healey 100 Austin changed the pumps to the gear type. Probably because the 
> gear type pumps less oil and they knew the cars would be revved harder. In an 
> A70 and 100 engine the rotary pump will produce up to 80 PSI oil pressure and 
> around 3000 engine revs, where the gear pump will produce about 60 PSI with 
> the same bypass spring. This shows the rotary pump has a far greater output. 
> Austin may have changed the pump running speed when they fitted the rotary 
> pump to the six cylinder cars, I don't know. Austin A70's have no problem 
> with 80 PSI oil pressure, but then we all know the 6 cylinder engine was an 
> inferior design   :)) Cheers Larry Varley 
> _______________________________________________
>
>

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