hmm.. you said slightly harder.. what does replacing the spring entail?
Lester
.. no, I haven't gone through the engine so I have no idea what's in
there..
On May 13, 2005, at 8:58 PM, Frank Clarici wrote:
> Lester Ewing wrote:
>
>
>> now maybe someone can answer why the oil pressure in the stock
>> 948 engine drops to 20 psi or so after a nice long run.....
>>
>
> The easy fix is a good 20/50 oil.
> A slightly harder yet still simple fix is a new oil pressure relief
> spring and a cleaning of the thimble valve (whatever it is, it
> looks like a thimble)
> And the worst case senerio, new engine bearings and oil pump.
> I bet the O/P relief valve spring is weak.
> And if it's a new one from Asia and 2 weeks old, it's shot.
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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