[Healeys] oil pressure gauge problem

[BJ8 Healeys]

Well, I remember when this subject first came up on the list.  It was just after I had installed a new flex hose in the oil line.  Afterward, the needle was rock steady, but some said the line had to be bled.  I cracked the nut, started the engine and let it run until oil came steadily out of the line (into a cup), tightened the nut, and then watched my needle vibrating so badly I was afraid it would break off.  Then, I disconnected the line and waited for a minute before reconnecting it.  The needle was steady again.  To me, that says that air is needed in the line to damp the needle.
It's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

I believe what happened to me in the desert was that the nut backed off and allowed the oil pressure to bleed the air itself as I drove.  BTW, oil did not spurt out, or even drip, and I didn't see any oil until I looked under the dash and saw the single drop on the nut.  That tells me that Kees is right -- there isn't much oil in the line (unless it's bled).

So we need a few more people to do the experiment and report back to the list.  It can't be correct both ways.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA

---- Roland Wilhelmy <rwil at sbcglobal.net> wrote: 
> All I can say is that I followed Chris' recipe (minus the ex-wife's
> gift shirt) and it cured the needle vibration on our BJ7.
> 
> -Roland