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Subject: [Healeys] Bn2 excessive oil pressure
From: hgmiller3 at qwest.net (Herbert Miller)
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 10:42:20 -0500
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Please tell me why an air bubble in the gauge line would cause the gauge to
read incorrectly.

Herb Miller 

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On Behalf Of Alan Seigrist
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 10:02 AM
To: Jose Vicente Vargas; Bob Spidell; Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bn2 excessive oil pressure

Sometimes if there's an air bubble in the guage line, it will read
incorrectly.  Disconnect from back of guage, run motor for a few seconds
until squirting out, then re-attach....

Alan

On 5/22/11, Jose Vicente Vargas <jvvmusme at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have dennis welch oil pump
> Using 20-50w oil
> The holes of the adapter are correctly aligned  This situation afyer 
> the oil and filter change
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
> On May 22, 2011, at 8:39 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Jose,
>>
>> Regardless of the filter, the oil pressure relief valve should limit 
>> the
> pressure to a maximum of (typically) 60-70psi.
>>
>> 30psi @ 1,000rpm is great, but 90 @ 4,000 seems too high; the obvious
> culprit would be the valve, but I can't explain how just changing the 
> oil and filter would instigate the problem (unless, maybe, you went 
> from 20W break-in oil to straight 60W).  Definitely check the valve 
> for burrs, etc.; maybe try a different spring.
>>
>> Sounds like your rebuild was good--most issues are with too low
> pressure--but too high puts undue stress on the cam/distributor gear 
> and seals.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> --------------------------------
>> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
>>
>>
>>
>> After the engine rebuilt I had normal oil pressure 20-30 at 1000 rpm 
>> and
> 40-50
>> At 4000 rpm.
>> Using the spin oil filter adapter from moss and the cheap fram spin 
>> on oil filter (moss # 235-880) After an oil and filter change this 
>> week I get 30 at 1000 rpm and 90 at
> 4000
>> rpm and 100 at 5000 rpm. I changed the oil spin on filter to the K&N 
>> (moss
> #
>> 235-830).
>> Any ideas,
>>
>> Jose
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