Hi,
Recently I had the experience of cranking the engine after reassembling my
BGT.
I took quite a while to have correct oil pressure anyway.
This was due to the fact the oil cooler had been removed and emptied during
the rebuild period.
So the engine oil pump had to pump the oil cooler full of oil was cranking
the first time.
At start of this action the oil level was at maximum.
At the time the oil cooler was filled and the pressure went to 50, the level
was lowered to almost minimum - logically.
Have you checked thouroghly the oil level being correct after first time of
cranking as descrived above?
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT with the negine running....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FlynShoot@aol.com [SMTP:FlynShoot@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 6:04 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Oil Pressure on Fresh Rebuild
>
> I bought a fresh rebuilt 1969 engine from a reputable person who also
> installed it. He also added an oil cooler. I always ran 20W50 in my old
> engine but he reccomended 10W30 for the first 500 miles on the fresh
> rebuild.
>
> I picked the car up and the engine pulled like a freight train. The oil
> pressure was at 50lbs and I made my way home. I got about 25 miles from
> where
> I bought the engine and the pressure dropped to just above 25lbs at 70MPH.
> It
> stayed at this level for the next 60 miles. When I came to a stop at the
> exit, the pressure was just above 0lbs. When I accelerated it went back to
>
> 50lbs and stayed there while I ran 70mph until the next exit. It then
> dropped
> back to near zero.
>
> The car never ran hot and no unusual engine noises were heard.
>
> Any ideas on the cause and a remedy? Could it be the 10W30 is just not
> heavy
> enough for sustained high speeds (60-80mph)? Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanx.
>
> Flynshoot
> Flynshoot@aol.com
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