In a message dated 5/21/99 1:34:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lukehart@mis.net
writes:
> I am wondering about the oil pressure gauge in my TR6. At operating temp my
> car idles around 800 - 900 rpms and oil pressure is about 25. When I run
> the rpms up near redline the oil pressure runs up into the 75 range. Is
> this normal. If not, does this mean something bad? what?
Eric,
I don't know if that's the way it should be or not, but my TR6 pressure gauge
reads approximately the same, and has for the 9 years that I've owned it. The
engine was completely rebuilt about 2 years or so before I bought it.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://members.aol.com/danmas/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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