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Re: oil pressure question

To: "The Brinkers" <thebrinkers@home.com>, 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: oil pressure question
From: Mike Neuhaus <TR6@thejerseysite.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 10:39:22 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Mike,

     The only time I ever noticed this in my car, I was shamefully low on oil. 
I would check this first.

Mike

73 TR6
60 TR3
64 Mini Cooper 

--- "The Brinkers" <thebrinkers@home.com>
> wrote:
>Hello all,
>I had my 6 out over the long weekend and saw something I never really
>noticed before.  Usually, when I accelerate my car through the gears, the
>oil
>pressure usually will climb as the RMP's do.  What I have noticed is that
>sometimes when I am driving at about 2500 rmp's and then accelerate (placing
>a load on the engine), the oil pressure will begin to rise and then just
>under 3000 rmp's it will dip for a moment and then continue to rise.  Anyone
>ever seen this?
>I do have considerable pressure at when I first start up about 90 - 95 lbs
>and while crusing about 65 - 70 lbs.  Idle drops to about 45 or so when
>warm.
>
>Mike Brinker
>74 TR6

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