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Re: My worst nightmare; Oil pressure problem pt2

To: "joe brackin" <joetiger@mindspring.com>, <tigers@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: My worst nightmare; Oil pressure problem pt2
From: "Doug Mallory" <rdmallory@earthling.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:25:53 -0400
Have you checked the engine with a mechanical gauge?
After rereading your message you could have a bad hookup etc.
If a Ford gets low oil pressure you will here lifters unless you are running
solids.

Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: joe brackin <joetiger@mindspring.com>
To: tigers@autox.team.net <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998 10:10 AM
Subject: My worst nightmare; Oil pressure problem


>My worst nightmare has come true. Almost back home in the Tiger and I
>notice the oil pressure gauge shows a perfect zero. The engine has not made
>a bad noise or even a hint of anything wrong. I shut off immediatly and
>coasted to the garage. It's a professionally built 260(with new oil pump)
>with only a couple hundred miles on it.
>So here is what I know so far:
>It's full of oil and no leaks anywhere including the gauge line.
>I removed the gauge line(it's also brand new) from the block and put a hand
>pressure pump on it and the gauge reads about 10 psi.
>I put the gauge line back on and pulled the distributor and turned the oil
>pump with my drill, the gauge does not move and the pump seems to be
>turning real easy.
>So has anybody experienced any intermitent gauge problems or do I have an
>oil pump failure? Any trouble shooting suggestions??
>If the worst is true, can the oil pan be removed and access the oil pump
>without major surgery??
>Any words of wisdom would be welcome.
>
>


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