[Roadsters] 6700 RPM's 5th Gear and ooh noo

[Keith0alan at aol.com]

The only way to build enough oil pressure to damage something is for the  
oil pressure regulator built into the oil pump to fail. Normally this is a  
problem when the engine is first started. Does your gauge read unusually high 
at  high engine speed? 
 
The most likely failure is the oil line going to the distributor. My second 
 choice would be the gauge line or sender (I don't remember what it has for 
 sure). The third would be the oil filter being loose or over tightened. 
 
Please let us know what you find.
 
keith
 
 
In a message dated 4/10/2009 11:18:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
roadster2 at schroeder-family.us writes:

Another  possibility is the hose going to the distributor.

Best  regards,

Fred Schroeder
roadster2 at schroeder-family.us
Home page:  http://schroeder-family.us
NRA Life Member

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----- Original Message -----
From: nmleeds at mindspring.com
To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009  4:28 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] 6700 RPM's 5th Gear and ooh  noo


I probably won't have happened on my morning commute if  it weren't for the
260Z.  I know that's no excuse.  But I've seen  him before, weaving through 
the
heavy traffic and then taking a death (and  speeding ticket) defying leap 
for
it when traffic gets light after the  airport turnoff.  And my wife took her
car to work today, so I was in  the Datsun and . . .

listmates, you'll be happy to hear that by  b-cam SU '69 2000 blew his socks
off until, at 6700 RPM's the oil (20-50W)  pressure got to be too much and I
blew a great big oil leak (I haven't  cleaned up the mess so I can't report
what blew) although there is no signs  of any internal engine problems.

There are two possible lessons  take away from this: 1) I should learn to
drive more cautiously 2) I should  put something on the engine to blead off
extra oil pressure.

Since lesson 1 is a new trick this old (actually mid-30's) dog isn't  likely
to learn, I thought I'd ask if anyone had any suggestions for what  to do
control oil pressure under heavy load.
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