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Re: oil pressure guage

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Subject: Re: oil pressure guage
From: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 13:11:15 -0700
Umm, what would be the benefit of this higher oil pressure? I know you don't
want low oil pressure for many reasons, but what is the benefit of 80lbs vs
70lbs? 

on 5/21/02 11:00 AM, Denise Thorpe at xyzabcde@earthlink.net wrote:

> A long time ago, I knew someone who increased the oil pressure in his MGA
> to 90 lbs by grinding away part of the oil pump and then the oil pressure
> gauge sprayed the interior.  Luckily, tightening the connector to the back
> of the gauge fixed that.
> 
> The oil pump in my '67B is modified this way (80 lbs) and I've wanted to do
> this to other pumps, but I'd have to dismantle my car to look at the pump
> and see how it was done.  Kinda makes me wish I'd looked last time I was
> rebuilding the engine.  This pump has been in three engines now.  Does
> anyone have the procedure for this or can tell me how to do it?  I know it
> involves a Dremel tool so this could be a popular procedure. ;-)
> 
> Denise
> 
> --- Denise Thorpe
> --- 

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