My 71 B oil pressure is always between 70 and 85# except at idle when it may
drop to 65 or 70. Is this too high, or am I lucky to have a tight engine?
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Ciao.
Mike.
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>From: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>
>To: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <Lundgren@iname.com>
>Subject: Re: Oil Presure; New question
>Date: Thu, Mar 9, 2000, 5:01 PM
>
> My 71 B only drops below 70# when it gets so hot that the coolant is
> thinking about boiling.
>
> James Nazarian
> '71 B roadster
> '71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
> '74 BGT going by-by soon
> '63 Buick 215
>
> On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Andrew B. Lundgren wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Larry Dickstein wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > An idle pressure of 37# is very good on a warm engine. My final guess
would be
>> > an oil pump that has outlasted its usefullness.
>>
>>
>>
>> You said it 37# is very good for a warm engine, is this correct?
>>
>> thanks! I have 2 Bs. One with a 18GD engine and the other with an 18V
>>
>> The 18V is always at 70#, (Not sure the guage is correct as I just
> acquired it) and the 18GB is about 50# idle cold, 30-40# when warm, 70#
> running cold, 50-60# running warm...
>>
>> I am/was concerned with the 18GD engine..
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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