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Subject: Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Spitfire oil pressure - concerns -
From: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:45:39 -0400
I don't know the stock specs, but 20 psi at idle wouldn't worry me at all.
The general rule of thumb is 10 psi for each thousand rpm.  20 psi at 600-800
rpm idle speed is well over that.


Ptegler wrote:

> But when it warms up at an idle of 600-800rpm
>
> the press will fall all the way down to less than
>
> 20 on the gauge.

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