From: paisley@cme.nist.gov (Scotty Paisley)
[stuff about TR-6 high oil pressure deleted]
|> The setup now is like this:
|>
|> ----------| <-- the relief valve
|> [[======== <-- the spring sitting on some "thing" in the bolt.
|> (I can't get the "thing" out of there)
|>
|> Should it be like this(?):
|>
|> ----------| <-- the relief valve
|> ========== <-- the spring sitting on the back of the hollow bolt.
Hey for the first time in two years on this list, someone posts about
a problem I've had before and fixed! Earlier this summer, I had exactly
the same problem as you, only in my MGB. It turned out the cause was
a PO had put a nut inside the relief valve that acted as a stop for
the spring. I was able to get it out however. I would just get a new
one if the are readily availible and not too expensive.
|>
|> If that thing in the bolt isn't supposed to be there, how can I get it
|> out? (Buy a new bolt?) I'm sure this high oil pressure is putting a
|> bit of extra stress on my seals, but other than that, am I hurting
|> anything? It's not leaking anywhere... (Heck with that much oil
|> pressure, I doubt my crank is even touching the bearings. :-)
I was warned that the oil filter could be blown out through the hood
if the pressure was too high.
|>
|> Ta ta for now....
|> ---
|> >From the point of ignition, To the final drive.
|> The point of the journey is not to arrive. Anything can happen. --Rush
|>
|> -Scott
Bob Jones
p.s. The B still has the same old problems (missing/backfiring/etc) I think
it is finally headed for professional help. Sigh.
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