At 01:16 PM 9/23/02 -0400, Geoffrey Gallaway wrote:
>.... going around 80MPH and my oil pressure was below 50. I let off the
>accelerator and it started moving back towards 75. It appears that when
>the engine is over 4000 RPM's for a few seconds the oil pressure starts to
>slowly drop below 50. It would have gone to 25 if I had let it. I checked
>the oil, it was fine.
>
>Anyone have any ideas why this happens? I'm guessing it isn't normal.
Nope, not normal. Lemme guess. Late model MGB with electric gauges, and
maybe a bad pressure sender unit, or loose wire at the sender.
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
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