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Re: [Healeys] oil pressure gauge problem

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] oil pressure gauge problem
From: BJ8 Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:33:03 +0000
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Well, I remember when this subject first came up on the list.  It was just 
after I had installed a new flex hose in the oil line.  Afterward, the needle 
was rock steady, but some said the line had to be bled.  I cracked the nut, 
started the engine and let it run until oil came steadily out of the line (into 
a cup), tightened the nut, and then watched my needle vibrating so badly I was 
afraid it would break off.  Then, I disconnected the line and waited for a 
minute before reconnecting it.  The needle was steady again.  To me, that says 
that air is needed in the line to damp the needle.
It's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

I believe what happened to me in the desert was that the nut backed off and 
allowed the oil pressure to bleed the air itself as I drove.  BTW, oil did not 
spurt out, or even drip, and I didn't see any oil until I looked under the dash 
and saw the single drop on the nut.  That tells me that Kees is right -- there 
isn't much oil in the line (unless it's bled).

So we need a few more people to do the experiment and report back to the list.  
It can't be correct both ways.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA

---- Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net> wrote: 
> All I can say is that I followed Chris' recipe (minus the ex-wife's
> gift shirt) and it cured the needle vibration on our BJ7.
> 
> -Roland
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