Steve:
40 t0 45 PSI is normal running warm oil pressure.
Skip............At 12:13 PM 1/30/98 -0500, Steven Tritle wrote:
>Skip Kelsey wrote:
>>
>> Steve:
>>
>> Early TDs had the flex line affixed to the top, at the head. There was a
>> problem with the oil pressure indicating, sometimes 20 PSI lower on the
>> guage. When it was actually OK. This was due to the oil having to climb the
>> skinny copper oil line first. The factory fixed this problem by attaching
>> the flex oil guage line at the bottom. This solved the problem on later
>> cars. Yours was probably reversed by the prior owner to correct this.
>>
>> Cheers:
>>
>> Skip..............At 07:55 AM 1/30/98 -0500, Steven Tritle wrote:
>> >I've noticed the oil feed pipe on my TD is affixed to the head and block
>> >incorrectly. If I remove the pipe and reverse it will I need to prime
>> >the pump or have problems with the pressure guage as a result?
>> >
>> >The banjo union should be at the block and the flex union should be at
>> >the head....mine is installed in reverse.
>> >
>> >Any assistance is appreciated.
>> >
>> >Steve
>> >52 TD ..
>> >
>> >
>Thanks, Skip. The DPO may actually done something right this time.
>My pressure reads 40-50lbs. and then decreases slightly as the engine
>warms up. Should I be concerned?
>
>steve
>52 TD
>Steve
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