Mark Schrier
Member
After reading the last thread on Hot Weather and Oil Pressure, I got to thinking about how to prolong the life of the engine.
I am estimating some of these numbers, as I have the hood off at the moment for some painting.
It will get about 30-35 lbs. when running 7/8 throttle or more while it is cold.
After it warms up, it will get 20-25lbs. at 7/8 throttle or more.
In either case, it only gets about 5 lbs. at idle.
So would it be a wise thing to rebuild the oil pump at this point, just to see if the pressure will improve?
Just thinking that if it needs further work down the road, such as bearings and such, the pump will get rebuilt anyway. Just sounded like a rebuilt pump now might possibly solve the oil pressure for the time being.
Thanks,
Mark
I am estimating some of these numbers, as I have the hood off at the moment for some painting.
It will get about 30-35 lbs. when running 7/8 throttle or more while it is cold.
After it warms up, it will get 20-25lbs. at 7/8 throttle or more.
In either case, it only gets about 5 lbs. at idle.
So would it be a wise thing to rebuild the oil pump at this point, just to see if the pressure will improve?
Just thinking that if it needs further work down the road, such as bearings and such, the pump will get rebuilt anyway. Just sounded like a rebuilt pump now might possibly solve the oil pressure for the time being.
Thanks,
Mark