<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Yes, I'm sure that Steve is absolutely correct and believe that the theory is that the combination of the air in the line and the small hole in the adaptor on the block produces a "compressible column" between the engine oil gallery and the gauge which, although it makes the gauge a little slower to react, serves to dampen any oscillation caused by the oil pump or the relief valve. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Bleeding the gauge line, although because of the changing characteristics of the column may change the situation, would not normally aid in dampening the gauge.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">M</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM sbyers--- via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-2886357048249163117"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_-2886357048249163117WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt">During my return from Conclave 2008 in<span> </span>San<span> </span>Diego, my oil pressure gauge needle began oscillating.<span> </span>Investigating behind the dash, I saw a drop of oil hanging on the oil pressure line nut.<span> </span>I surmised that the nut had loosened and the oil pressure had pushed out any air in the line that could dampen pressure pulses.<span> </span>I disconnected the line from the gauge and then reconnected it.<span> </span>Problem solved.<span> </span>Hasn’t happened since.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt">Steve Byers<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt">HBJ8L/36666<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt">BJ8 Registry<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt">AHCA Delegate at Large<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt">Havelock, NC<span> </span>USA<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf <span class="m_-2886357048249163117GramE">Of</span> </span></b>Richard Antal via Healeys<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 18, 2025 5:42 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Healeys] Oscillating oil pressure needle<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Fellow Healeyphiles,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> Today my '65 BJ8 showed a rapidly oscillating oil pressure needle whether at idle or at speed. Oil level normal says the dipstick. The oil pump probably has 130K of use. Is this new finding a harbinger of worse things to come? Need I do anything about it? Thanks for any advice offered.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Rich Antal<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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