Listers-
Thanks for the imediate support during my oil pressure crisis. One of the
nice things about this list is that newbies don't bet !@#$% for asking what
might seem obvious questions.
So I have filled the car with fresh Castrol 20/50 wt oil. Tomorrow I will
test drive in the LA heat (about 90 I am guessing). That will tell me
something. Then, if it's still on the low side, I will get my dukus and the
car in for a leak-down test. From there it's head gasket or bearing time.
BTW, I occasionally get a knocking sound from the block during the first few
rotations when the car fires up from cold. Is this the first sigh of bearing
trouble or just the TR6's oil-starved star-up (I have the stock horizontal
oil filter)?
Thanks again to all-
Rod Pyle
69 TR6
57 Austin Healey 100/6 (in boxes)
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