Wow
Sounds like I should try the connecting rod bearings thing. I have just
over 80,000 on Fergie and the best pressure I ever get is 50!!
When its warmed up at a stop light I get about 10 at idle.
I'll let you know.
Dave Stecher
Urbandale Ia.
73 bgt Fergie
-----Original Message-----
From: ROBERT G. HOWARD <mgbob@juno.com>
To: stecz@pswtech.com <stecz@pswtech.com>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 09, 1998 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: oil pressure question
>Hi John,
> Do you have a lot of miles on that engine? My 75 got driven a lot on
>the highway in Florida, and its pressure stayed right up there at highway
>speeds. It would be lower at idle for the first few minutes after coming
>off the highway, but would then return to normal idle pressure as the oil
>cooled. At that time I was using 10-30 also.
> If you have high mileage, you might consider John Twist's suggestion
>that you change the connecting rod bearings every 80,000 miles. We
>recently did that on a club member's 76, a car that had a real DPO who
>flogged it. The pressure went from 10 psi at hot idle to about 35, and
>to about 70 on the road. That's still not right, of course, but it will
>keep the lassie from exploding the engine while she saves her pennies to
>afford a proper rebuild.
>Bob
>
>On Thu, 09 Apr 1998 14:54:26 -0500 John Steczkowski <stecz@pswtech.com>
>writes:
>>I have a '75 MGB (no oil cooler, no electric cooling fan). I just
>>drove
>>it a relatively long distance (55 miles at 75 mph or so) in one
>>sitting
>>and I noticed towards the end of that run, the temp gauge was on the
>>second dot (just past the middle of the guage) but my oil pressure was
>>much lower than normal, 50 psi cruising, about 15psi idling. I'm used
>>to
>>it being at about 70-75 psi at cruising speeds 25 psi or so idling. I
>>have 20w50 oil in it. Do I have anything to worry about, or am I ok
>>still? I need to wait until I drive home and see if, towards the end
>>of
>>my drive (12 miles or so) if the pressure is that low.
>>
>>I am planning on an oil cooler, but I wanted to wait a month or two
>>before I splurged on that, but....
>>
>>--
>>John Steczkowski
>>Director, Business Systems Solutions, Central & West
>>PSW Technologies, Inc.
>>512-343-6666
>>stecz@pswtech.com
>>http://www.pswtech.com/~stecz
>>http://www.pswtech.com
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