In a message dated 96-07-09 22:31:16 EDT, dbrunk@mhv.net (Dave Brunk) writes:
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>Yesterday, when I started the car (which started rather slowly...almost like
>the motor was sluggish turning over - battery OK), the car ran slightly
>rougher than normal. With slight choke the psi was 50, 1/2 the normal
>starting psi. After a couple minutes, not even warm, no choke, the psi
>dropped to 15-20 psi. I removed the oil cap, revved the motor, and no oil
>seemed to be reaching the rocker arm. Revving the motor to 4,500 rpm
resulted
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>in a psi no higher than 50.
Dave,
Sounds just like what happened to my MG years ago. What happened there (to
make a long story short) is the outer moving part of the oil pump split. I
replaced the pump and eveything was just fine.
Drop the pan and check it out.
Dave
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