Well, maybe we're both right and both wrong :-)
Maybe there needs to be just enough air in the line but not too
much.... or something that appears like that.
The correction to get back onto the track depends on where you are. In
some situations there is no one right answer for everyone.
-Roland
On Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:33:03 +0000, Steve wrote:
::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
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