[TR] oil pressure

[Wayne]

I just my TR6 on the rroad after an engine rebuild and I am getting the same 
results.
90 #s at highway speeds, 40 at idle.
I have only been running the car for a week and I am still running break-in 
oil
30 wt non-detergent with a pint of Lucas oil additive (zinc/moly).
My odometer is not working, but I think I have about 200 miles on the new 
engine.

Wayne
73 TR6


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Nafziger" <nafzigerg at yahoo.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:24 PM
Subject: [TR] oil pressure


> just a quickie.......my oil pressure has been amazing since engine rebuild
> (tr-6)  ........cold start 70+.......then 40 at hot idle.
>
> suddenly now its
> 50 cold start and 40 running warmed up ..........at idle around 20.
>
> I've
> taken off the line to guage and blown it out, hooked up another older 
> guage I
> had on hand and tested it with same results.  also checked the spring in
> pressure valve ect.  the spring is one millimeter shorter than suggested
> length but I'm thinmking thats not significant.  ??   I have around 1,000
> miles on the rebuild......already changed oil at 300 miles.  Will do 
> another
> oil/filter change soon.
>
> I'm not seriously worried about this and plan on
> running as is.  But just curious why and wondering if anyone else has had
> similar results.
>
> gary n.
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