At 1:58 PM +1000 2/8/99, SpeedSites@aol.com wrote:
>Well, the new TR had to let me know that it was alive and British. Perhaps
>someone will recognize these symptoms:
>
>Upon starting, oil pressure is about 70-80 lbs.
>
>Running about 15-20 mins drops to about 50.
>
>Running another 10 mins or more drops to 20!
>
>All figures are at about 3000 rpm. At idle, pressure is avg of 20-40 when
>warm. Temp usually maxes at about 1/2.
>
>Driving conditions: warm LA weather (about 85 deg).
Rod
They all seem about right except for the 20 psi @ 3000 rpm after 30
minutes. If you get 20 to 40 psi @ 800 rpm when warm, does it then drop to
20 psi @ 3000 rpm? Do you know what grade of oil it is?
Trevor Jordan
74 TR6 CF29281U
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