[Nobbc] Gauges

[wendell bain]

Hi Michael,

According to all the books I have on that TR engine it should be set
to hold 70 psi @ 3,000 rpm warm, but 60 is probably adequate.

Cheers,
Wendell

On Mar 25, 2010, at 1:09 PM, <sales at mvgmoldedproducts.com>  
<sales at mvgmoldedproducts.com> wrote:

> The oil pressure in my TR was pegged at 100 PSI, and oil was  
> BLOWING out
> through the gauge. I sent it to West Valley Instruments in Van Nuys  
> to be
> rebuilt. I was quoted
> $70 and a week to ten days for return. I needed it back in a hurry,  
> so for an
> extra $25 it was rebuilt and retuned over night in working  
> condition, cost $97
> plus over night freight down and back. It worked for a while then  
> failed
> because my pressure was still at 100 PSI. I have Jaeger gauges and  
> couldn't
> find another, so I opened it up and found that it is literally just  
> a soft
> lead bladder that opens and closes like a watch spring with the oil  
> pressure.
> I found a small crack in the bladder, cleaned and soldered it shut  
> and it has
> worked for almost a year now. It was then that I found out about  
> the pressure
> regulator and adjustment screw on the filter housing. I adjusted  
> the pressure
> down to 60 PSI, and baby runs great now. I can't fault West Valley  
> Gauge for
> the problem, but have high praise for the service. Call Morris.
>
> Michael 64 TR4
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