James,
At 14:11 16/03/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Up-rating the relief spring will only effect the maximum permissible
>pressure.
Fair enough. But, with an 80 PSI relief valve, I get 60 PSI at idle, going
up to a max of 80 at about 2,500 rpm. Practically speaking, I'd call this an
80 PSI oil pump. Surely, it's the higher revs that need the best lubrication.
On the other hand, I leak more oil than I used to!
Allen Nugent
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
University of New South Wales
Sydney 2052 Australia
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