I put out a call on the list for a stock setup and a list member has come
to my aid with a filter setup at a reasonable price. I'll replace that
first and get back to you on the oil pressure readings. It may also help
with the leak also.
Mike
Robert E. Shlafer
> Well....
>
> if your gage read low by 15psi last time you checked it...then adding
> 15psi to the high reading would give you around 75 psi at 3k rpm,
> which.....would be about right where it should be for a "new" motor built
> to "mid"
> to "close" tolerances, ass-u-me(ng)
> a correct oil pressure reliefe valve set-up.
>
> Not to spend your money but....why not call
> Don Racine over at MiniMania and see what he might have on hand for a
> "correct"
> spin-on filter assembly (or perhaps he could direct you, accordingly) as
> the Moss unit should have fit a normal in-lilne Series A, (assuming the
> correct part) with no
> fettling at all.
>
> I can understand why you're suspicious of it
> under the circumstances. I'd be, too.
>
> Incidentally, as you know, anything over
> 60psi (hot) on a daily driver at 3k just "drags" the motor, causes
> foaming/heating of the oil and does
> nothing for lubrication....just the opposite
> according to the experts (you can confirm this with Don) so you might give
> some thought to the "adjustable" valve once you
> KNOW where the "hot" high end oil pressure really falls, should it be
> substantially over 60psi at 3k.
>
> I mean, after all, you've spent good bucks on the "new" motor. What's a
> few dollars
> more (relatively speaking) to "insure" it, so to speak, oil being it's
> lifeblood.
>
> Cap'n. Bob '60 :{)
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