[Alpines] Sudden oil pressure drop off

[Marc James Small]

At 05:22 PM 3/5/2010, D W Spearing wrote:

 >Any thought as to what caused the sudden oil pressure loss?  Has it
happened
 >to anyone else?

You do not tell us where you live and the ambient
weather conditions, as that may have an
impact.  I would have suggested that you check
your oil pressure gauge and its line before
rebuilding the engine.  A dollop of dirt in the
line can cause the pressure to fall to zero
without any real meaning.  And in very cold
conditions -- say, 0 deg F, bits of ice can form
in the line from water trapped in the oil to do the same.

Curt, didn't I write a tech tip on this back in
the longago, for the Sunbeam Car Club?

Marc


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