[Mgs] Oil Pressure question

[Hans Duinhoven]

This is just happening with my BGT after the engine has been fully 
overhauled recently!
Up to now the gauge indicated the pressure very well - it indeed pointed me 
last autumn for the engine in high need of the overhaul showing very low 
pressure.

Apparantly I've to dig into the beloved Lucas wiring.
As I'll collect the GT from my friend's garage after he fixed a sticky valve 
in the valve guide next thursday, I certainly have a closer look to this. 
One always should go back to the things, which recently were touched i.e. in 
my case the engine has been taken from the engine bay, so were all wire 
connections of all things connected to the engine.

Changing gears was not needed for my GT to have the gauge to go up to high 
pressure indications again.
Just changing to hugher or lower revs would do the trick. All contacts will 
be checked and I'll keep you posted.
Constant speeds at some 60 mph sets my GT's gauge to a very low indication.

I'll follow the replies to this topic with high interest!

Cheers,

Hans

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <saidel at camden.rutgers.edu>
To: <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 8:40 PM
Subject: [Mgs] Oil Pressure question


> Anybody have an idea where the fault lay when the oil pressure gauge
> indicates only the transition pressures?
>
> That is, going at a comfortable and constant speed, the oil pressure
> gauge indicates just above 0, but changing gears the gauge jumps up to
> a nice position.
> For you ee types, the gauge reads the AC but not the DC.
>
> Is this most likely a gauge effect or a pressure sender effect?
> It is not an oil quantity effect!  The dip stick is happy.
> TIA,
>
> Bill S.
> BMCSNJ
> '74B
> '76B