>From: Gernot Vonhoegen <gernot.vonhoegen@stir.ac.uk>
>
>Fellow scions,
>looking at the oil pressure guage I decided that its exhibiting a strange
>behaviour and I was wondering if anyone has an explanantion for that. Now,
>oil pressure in itself is fine, but when I accelerate hard, the pressure
>drops by at least 20 lbft. I personaly would expect exactly the opposite
>even when taking into account that the bearings are not that new anymore
>etc. As soon as I stop accelerating, i.e. keep it at whatever speed, the
>pressure goes up again.
>
>Cheers, Gernot
>
Gernot...how much mileage have you got on your motor?. How does the motor
run? If all else fails, hook up an
external oil gauge(other than Smiths). Smiths gauges are marginal at best
(sorry folks...in my experience) so
I would not rely on them as gospel. Double check your accelerated pressure
with another gauge and see what it says.
Take it from there.
Jeff.A
1967 GT6 Mk1
1975 Spitfire
1975 TR6
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