----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Pace" <britclas@ior.com>
To: <JustBrits@aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: Low oil pressure
> Yeah, I know this Ed, but a fifty pd variation seems rather extreme,
> or maybe it is wishful thinking that it could be something else. I
> have a friend that used to race Bugeyes and on a fresh engine his
O/P
> would go from 75 to 20 and he never did figure out what it was, he
> just kept on racing it. It never did blow up. ???????
> Also know of a fellow that had low O/P on a NEW Chevy engine. After
a
> lot of study and work he finally removed it and tore it down. What
he
> finally found was that the rblt dist. that he bought had an
undersize
> shaft and was letting the oil bypass at a critical oilway juncture.
So
> it is possible for low O/P to be caused by something unknown,
> unexplained and inexplicable.This is where the wishful thinking part
> comes in.
> Ciao, Brad
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JustBrits@aol.com>
> To: <britclas@ior.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: Low oil pressure
>
>
> > In a message dated 05/06/2000 10:49:11 AM Central Daylight Time,
> > britclas@ior.com writes:
> >
> > << engine bearings, but wondered at the large gap
> > between cold and hot >>
> >
> > Brad:
> >
> > That is exactly symptomatic of too much clearence. Don't forget
> oil
> > "thins" as it warms up<G>!
> >
> > Cheers..........
> >
> > Ed
> >
>
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