<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Are you running an accusump and have you preloaded the pressure setting correctly?  Incorrect setup will cause the oil pressure to fluctuate.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Duncan Charlton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:duncan.charlton54@gmail.com" target="_blank">duncan.charlton54@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Brian,<div><br></div><div>My first guess is a sticky oil pressure relief valve that loosens up once warm.  I’m not sure how you could test it, but perhaps you can swap in a different one.</div><div><br><div>
<div>Duncan Charlton</div><div>Elgin, Texas USA</div><div><br></div><br class="m_-7453972624223047048Apple-interchange-newline">

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