As long as you weren't revving to redline or cornering at high Gs, I would
guess that at worst you may have caused a little excess wear. It seems like
the pressure stayed up and you don't mention hearing bearing rattle. There
is a certain amount of "excess" oil volume in the sump, to allow a margin
for sloshing around and sustained high speed operation. So I wouldn't worry
too much about it.
on 5/19/01 8:03 PM, Bob D. at bobmgtd@home.com wrote:
> My B's hose leak brought the oil level down one quart below the fill line
> (2 quarts below the full line) before I discovered it. I never noticed any
> drop on the pressure gauge (of course I don't watch the gauges constantly).
> I assume no damage was done, does the list concur? How low can the oil go
> before you get in trouble?
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> Email - bobmgtd@home.com
> 52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
>
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