Larry Dickstein wrote:
>
> Well, Wally, the easy way to test for oil pressure is a known
> working mechanical gauge. The electrical sender types have always
> bothered me. Any gauge from any vehicle will work as long as there are
> no leaks. If you have good pressure, then you can work on the electrics
> w/ out worrying that it will lock up.
> I would be very careful w/ oil filters. Some systems pump from
> the middle of the filter and some pump from the outside. Not a problem
> unless you have one of those anti-drainback types that will block your
> oil flow on purpose. You can be causing horrendous problems for your
> engine, all w/ the best of intentions. Complicating that fact is the
> other when you add on oil coolers and aren't paying attention to the flow
> pattern. I am operating from memory but I THINK the MG's system flows
> into the filter from the outside little holes and goes out through the
> center.
>
> Larry Dickstein
> bugide@juno.com
Yeah, at my latest examination of the oil flow, it goes through the
cooler into the filter and circulates from the outside and drains into
the hole in the center. I have the modern type filter on the engine,
but not the one where the filter hangs upside down. BTW it sure is a
pain to change and keep the oil spill to a reasonable amount. Sort of
like a Chrysler product with the horizontal filter arrangement. I have
a mechanical gauge and will hope to run some tests in the next couple of
days with it. If all is OK, I may even attempt to pipe up some lines to
the dash (OK, fascia!) and install some sort of mechanical pressure
gauge there instead. At worst, I may just leave the small gauge in the
engine compartment and check it from time to time, leaving the
non-working electrical unit in the passenger compartment.
Well, now on to swap the gas tank sending units...
Wally / Templeton, MA
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