[Spridgets] High Oil Pressure, The Saga Continues

[Hal Faulkner]

Michael,
It is my understanding that the adjustable oil pressure relief valve moves
the outer end of the spring in, thereby necessitating shortening of the
spring to keep the o.p at a normal level.  Also, if you have replaced the
relief "piston" with a steel ball it is effectively longer than the piston
compounding the problem.  I believe that Vizard mentions this.
Hal

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 2:22 AM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>wrote:

> Well, maybe I was too loose with that word "calibrated".  It is a new test
> gauge.  I trust the figures from it more than what I read off the Smiths
> gauge
> in the car.
> Mike
>
> --- On Wed, 8/10/11, Guy R Day <grday at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> From: Guy R Day <grday at btinternet.com>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] High Oil Pressure, The Saga Continues
> To: "Michael MacLean" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>, spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 8:11 AM
>
> If it is a calibrated test gauge and the calibration is within
> certification
> dates then surely the figures should be accepted as being about right?
>
> Guy  R Day
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael MacLean"
> <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 7:43 AM
> Subject: [Spridgets] High Oil Pressure, The Saga Continues
>
>
> >    I finally got a calibrated oil pressure test gauge and hooked it up
> > tonight to my Bugeye.  If you remember, I was getting 120 PSi at speed
> and
> no
> > less than 90 PSI at idle.  I took the car for a drive tonight.  The
> ambient
> > temp outside is less than 70 degrees and the car did not warm up after
> driving
> > it for a half hour more than 170 degrees.  The idle was about 37 PSI and
> at
> > speed it would go to 70 to 75 PSI.  I'm not sure how accurate this gauge
> is,
> > but I like these numbers a lot better.  Incidently I re-installed the
> normal
> > oil pressure relief valve for the test.  Tomorrow I am going to
> re-install
> the
> > adjustable relief valve and see if I can get it down to a more ideal
> > pressure.  After that I am going to do an oil and filter change and see
> what
> > those results are like.
> > Mike MacLean
> > 60 Sprite
> > 56 BN2
> > 02 Heritage Springer
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