Screwing it in (clockwise) can / should increase the pressure,
screwing it out will decrease the pressure. If it's screwed in all
the way, that fight's been fought already. As someone else said, you
may have some debris in there preventing it from closing all the way.
Sounds like the pressure is maintaining - finish the trip and deal
with it when you've got tiem.
Tony
At 02:47 PM 7/16/2011, Jeremiah Curry wrote:
>So I have driven another 120 miles without issue and the temp has
>stayed under 200. I am trying to adjust the valve is clockwise for
>more or less pressure, I can't get it to go in (clockwise) any more
>than it was, but I can loosen it more.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
>Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 12:32 PM
>To: Jeremiah Curry <jeremiah@curryclan.net>; triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [TR] 30 psi at 65 mph
>
>One of the rules of thumb is 10 psi per 1000 RPM - so 20 psi at 2000
>RPM, 30 psi at 3000 RPM, etc. 30 psi isn't great (I'd rather see 50)
>but it's not awful either. If it starts dropping, THAT's a "shut it
>down now" deal.
>
>If you've got access to some tools, you may try screwing the oil
>relief screw in a bit. This is a big screw / bolt with a locknut
>sticking out of the oil filter head.
>
>Tony Drews
>
>At 11:25 AM 7/16/2011, Jeremiah Curry wrote:
> >I am driving my TR3 from Salt Lake City to St. George UT about 300
> miles, I am
> >60 miles into the trip. This is the farthest I've driven it since getting it
> >running. I am seeing 30 psi at 65 mph (according to GPS) with no overdrive
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