Carter (and everyone else)
Speaking of loose bearings, I wonder if a wide pressure range like this could
be a indication of a worn or lost thrust washer? I've seen wide oil pressure
ranges certainly on very worn engines, but, maybe a drifting crankshaft could
also cause such readings and, conversely, such a wide range could be an
indicator of a thrust washer problem?
Any thoughts on that?,
Tom Burke
80 Spit (engine is out, getting a new thrust washer among other things)
In a message dated 05/09/2000 9:00:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
clshore@yahoo.com writes:
<< The pressure will be a function of viscosity, and the
bearing with the loosest clearance. The loosest one is
often the camshaft bearing(s). The loosest bearing
will also flow more oil, robbing flow to the other
bearings (remember fixed volume per RPM). And since
the amount of cooling by oil is a function of flow
volume, this then reduces cooling to the rest of the
bearings, etc. >>
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