[TR] Update on low oil pressure situation

[Dave Connitt]

At least you found the problem!
Dave Connitt 

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> On May 16, 2020, at 3:46 PM, andrew uprichard <auprichard at uprichard.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Story:  freshly rebuilt engine on a newly-restored TR3B.  Great pressure at start up but once the engine warmed, it fell like a stone.  Tried a new oil pump, replaced the oil filter head – still no luck.
>  
> So I finally found the problem.  When I plastigaged the rod bearings today I realized they were wrong.  The crank is obviously not the standard crank I thought.  However the mix-up occurred (probably too many cranks being handled at the same time) it was clearly my fault for not plexigaging the bearings before putting them on.  I thought I had, but we’ll have to put it down to a senior moment.
>  
> Thank you all for your suggestions!
> 
> Andrew
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