Re: Too much Oil preasure?

["W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>]

On Wed, 31 Jul 1996, John Knight wrote:

> If it is indeed reading correctly you need to get it down.  Having oil 
> pressure that is too high will push the oil right thru the bearings and 
> not lube your motor. 

The idea that having the oil pressure too high will push the oil through 
the bearings without lubing the motor seems improbable to me.  Could you 
please explain?

   Ray Gibbons  Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
                Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
                gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu  (802) 656-8910