engine runs great, I'll have to cross check on the BMH certificate if its
the original engine, if it is its done 75k mls according to the odometer. it
does it as well when hot (must be, who accelerates hard when the engine is
cold?) and it does it as well when accelerating gently but that doesn't show
up that pronounced. You may be right in saying that the gauges might not be
high precision, but I always found that the relative reading rather than the
absolute reading is the information that you want. Now where do I get a
second pressure gauge, may be I can take the one out of the marcos, anyone
knows if the thread is the same?(I.e. smith from a Mini)
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> From: Jeff Arrowsmith[SMTP:jarrow@dlcwest.com]
> Reply To: Jeff Arrowsmith
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 1998 2:41 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: oil pressure
>
>
> >From: Gernot Vonhoegen <gernot.vonhoegen@stir.ac.uk>
>
> >
> >Fellow scions,
> >looking at the oil pressure guage I decided that its exhibiting a strange
> >behaviour and I was wondering if anyone has an explanantion for that.
> Now,
> >oil pressure in itself is fine, but when I accelerate hard, the pressure
> >drops by at least 20 lbft. I personaly would expect exactly the opposite
> >even when taking into account that the bearings are not that new anymore
> >etc. As soon as I stop accelerating, i.e. keep it at whatever speed, the
> >pressure goes up again.
> >
> >Cheers, Gernot
> >
>
> Gernot...how much mileage have you got on your motor?. How does the motor
> run? If all else fails, hook up an
> external oil gauge(other than Smiths). Smiths gauges are marginal at best
> (sorry folks...in my experience) so
> I would not rely on them as gospel. Double check your accelerated pressure
> with another gauge and see what it says.
> Take it from there.
>
>
>
>
> Jeff.A
>
>
> 1967 GT6 Mk1
> 1975 Spitfire
> 1975 TR6
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