With the engine fully warmed up 20 psi at idle/ 50 psi at 3000 rpm is
normal.
HTH,
Peter Schauss
1963 BJ7
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> Of philritten@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:40 AM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] 100-6 misfire and low oil pressure
>
> I recently purchased a 58 100-6. It runs wonderfully on cool days, however
> recently we had a 105 degree day and I noticed that the usually smooth
> sound coming from the tail pipes had a "puff" sound in it on occasion.
> However, the next morning it ran fine and has since. Today, I took it on a
> short drive on the freeway and pushed it a bit. When I got home the
> "puffing" noise was back and the oil pressure had dropped to 20 from the
> normal 50. Any thoughts? Could it be rings?
>
> Thanks
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