You wrote:
>
>
>A while back there were discussions about oil pressure build time on
>alpines.
>
>I believe I recall someone mention that a Rootes Service Bulletin
talked of
>relocating one of the oil cooler hoses over the engine. The Bulletin
reads
>that the purpose for the change is to prevent the oil cooler hoses
from
>rubbing on something and thus prevents oil leakage.
>
>Since it was mentioned that alpines that had this service performed
did not
>seem to suffer from oilbuild delay, am I to assume that this bulletin
fixes
>two seperate items.
>
>
>If this modification does in fact keep the oil from draining back into
the
>sump, can somebody explain how?
>
>
>This issue is very relevant to me right now, as I am putting the final
>touches on the engine, and currently suffer from the oil buildup
delay.
>
>As a side note, when I had my 1592cc engine in place "without oil
cooler",
>the oil sprung to at least 20 PSI even while cranking. No delay
period.
>
>
>Your assistance and comments would be appreciated.
>
>Jarrid Gross
>
Even without cooler, some of us suffer from delay due to the filter
draining down. A partial fix is to go the smaller filter that a number
of manufacturers seemed to do around 1993-4. I think it was the PH
3614, but you can confirm this by looking for the filter used in SAAB
900 after 1994. (You will note the change from the PH16 used in the
1993 SAAB 900).
John
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