What "recommended 30,000 mi big end bearing and 50,000 main bearing/thrust
washer replacement"? That's a new one on me.
There are Fram oil filters, Fram oil filters, and Fram oil filters i.e.
three 'grades' and in an oil filter study they were shown to have quite
different qualities of materials and construction -
http://www.frankhunt.com/FRANK/corvette/articles/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstu
dy.html
Anything that causes low oil pressure through the engine can cause damage,
but unless you have done some driving at a low oil pressure (and the latter
figures you quote aren't) there is unlikely to be any damage anyway. Given
the problems you have with getting the oil pressure gauge working again I'd
check the oil pressure with an independent gauge before doing any work.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Timfboston@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 4:39 PM
Subject: Bearing Replacement
> "recommended 30,000 mi big end bearing and 50,000 main bearing/thrust
washer replacement.... Changed the Fram oil filter and got a higher reading
65 on start up and 50-55 warm.
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