I use AMS Oil with their filter. It has a check valve in it, When you start
the engine the filter is full, no noise from the lifters, You need a good
filter with a check valve.
Carl E.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Proudfoot <amproud@nf.sympatico.ca>
To: MIKE NADEAU <NADE18@prodigy.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: OIL PRESSURE
> So Mike;
> What kinda oil filter are you using? A Fram? I had this same phenomena,
> until I switched.
>
> Andy Proudfoot 77B
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIKE NADEAU <NADE18@prodigy.net>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 10:44 PM
> Subject: OIL PRESSURE
>
>
> >Hey everyone, when I start my B it seems to take a couple of seconds for
> the
> >oil pressure to come up. In the meantime the engine is making all kinds
of
> >noise until it does.(mostly when the choke is on 1500 rpm) Once it is I
> >have 55 at idle and 70 at highway speed. It has an oil cooler and I
changed
> >it to the spin on filter (GFE-121) I was just looking though John Twist's
> >Q&A archive and he didn't exactly seem to sure if oil coolers help all
that
> >much. Maybe someone changed his mind since he wrote it, not sure when.
But
> >it does add alot of places to fill up before the pressure comes up.
Should
> >I just take the cooler out or do I have to live with it. Maybe I have a
> >problem with the pump. Anyone got any ideas? I'm running QS 20w50 syn.
> >blend.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
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