No oil pressure: Make sure the distributor drive is engaging fully.
Don't ask how I know this.
Low oil pressure: Complicated. Bearings? Or perhaps the pump relief
spring.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Keith Grider
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:22 PM
> To: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> Subject: Oil pressure problems
>
>
> 215 v8, original oil pump/front housing with newer gears and
> wear plate.
> Just started it up after a 6 mo rest. No oil pressure. After
> running 30
> sec-1 minute, no oil pressure. What is the normal solution here? I am
> guessing a new front housing and new gears. It has always had low oil
> pressure (summer with 90 deg ambient at idle about 18psi! and this is
> with 15w50 M1 oil!) This is on a '62 skylark.
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