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<font face="Arial Black">When I had this problem with a J type OD,
it was wear in the pump piston/bore. This pump use<font
face="Arial Black">s no seals so I expect that your mechanics
are talking about the accumulator piston(s). Basically when <font
face="Arial Black">t</font>he piston/bore wears the clearances
increase which allows oil to bypass the piston resulting in
lower pressure. One thing that I noticed was that the slippage
was more pronounced once the OD warmed up thus reducing the
viscosity of the oil.<br>
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<font face="Arial Black">I expect that a worn drive pin in the
piston could cause a similar problem by shortening the piston
sweep.</font><br>
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<font face="Arial Black">Bottom line is if you are not getting
enough oil pressure, it is a hydraulic problem which is either
not enough supply (pump wear?) or <font face="Arial Black">excessive
losses some<font face="Arial Black">where such as bad piston
seals etc.<br>
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<font face="Arial Black">Edward Hamer<br>
<font face="Arial Black">Petaluma CA</font><br>
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