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Re: Muddying the waters?????

To: "Neil Sherry" <neil@sherry02.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Muddying the waters?????
From: "Brian Bonner" <enigma90@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 13:55:35 -0400
> The rules of thumb for oil pressure vs engine speed are mainly there to
> ensure that the centrifugal force on the oil in the crankshaft does not
> cause the main bearings to be starved of oil as the oil is forced out to
the
> big end (rod) bearings. Again this will be a 'square of speed
relationship',
> but within the range that most engines run (say 5000-7500 rpm) a linear
rule
> of thumb is good enough.
>
> Neil

First why everytime I replay I get the senders address not the lists?

Second I ave a question related to putting in a high volume racing pump in
an engine. what are the down sides? Possible problems?




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