Dollar bill Test??
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>; Wildbil923 <Wildbil923@aol.com>
Date: Saturday, February 28, 1998 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: MGB Temp and oil pressure - future implications
>It seems that my B is doing ok, based on other's readings. No, the readings
>don't seem high, just pretty "healthy", I guess. No more than 75 on
>acceleration, and 50 or so on idle. The Temp hasn't touched "N" yet, even
on
>long hill climbs.
>This may have future implications, though, since my compression is low (55
>on one, 75-80 on the others) and I KNOW that I have a busted exhaust valve,
>(snappety snap snap of the pants leg at the tail pipe, forget the dollar
>bill test!)
>If I fix the head only, I might risk causing more problems with the bottom
>end with all that pressure...hmmm...
>
>Dan
>'73 B
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wildbil923 <Wildbil923@aol.com>
>To: danray@bluegrass.net <danray@bluegrass.net>
>Date: Saturday, February 28, 1998 10:50 AM
>Subject: Re: MGB Temp and oil pressure
>
>
>>Dan:
>>
>>Are the readings really high at running speeds? Lots of times overly high
>oil
>>pressure readings are from problems with the oil pressure relief valve.
>When
>>I was a lad in the 1960's working for a foreign car garage I used to do
>these
>>fixes. I removed the valve (near the oil filter as I recall) and lapped
in
>>with a bit of grinding paste. It's been a while though and I'm sure
others
>>can do a better job of describing the process. This used to take the
>pressure
>>down to okay readings.
>>
>>Bill Wilkman
>>1960 MGA
>>1060 AH Sprite
>>1961 AH BT7
>>
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