[Healeys] oil pressure

[T W]

Ditto for mine...   does this mean that we're not getting oil circulating at
idle on really hot days?

- Tom


On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 1:17 PM, BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> Jim, I think that's typical for a Healey engine.  Since an engine rebuild
> in
> 1999 (I did not replace the oil pump), my BJ8 has run at just under 40 psi
> on the gauge when fully warmed up.  On really hot days (such as we had on
> the trip to and from Conclave), the oil pressure dropped to just above zero
> at idle.  I am using 20W-50 Castrol with the ZDDPlus additive.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces+sbyers=ec.rr.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces+sbyers <healeys-bounces%2Bsbyers>=ec.rr.com@
> autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James
> Shope
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 8:34 AM
> To: healeys
> Subject: [Healeys] oil pressure
>
> with it getting hotter and hotter each day here in vegas, i have watched my
> oil pressure drop down to almost zero when idling after the oil has gotten
> very hot.  i suspect the oil pump but i removed the valve cover to check
> pressure at idle.  oil is coming out all of the rockers as normal, and when
> i
> loosed the oil feed nut on the rocker arm, oil shot out all over my engine
> bay
> at what i considered a very good pressure.  any idea what could be the
> problem.  have checked bearings and they are in excellent shape.  could it
> be
> the oil pump or something wrong in the oil distribution system?
> healeymanjim
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