<VV> Oil pressure

burkhard at rochester.rr.com burkhard at rochester.rr.com
Thu Apr 5 17:09:01 EDT 2007


FYI -- it will probably take a good half hour of backroads 45 mph 
driving to get the oil in the pan to stabilized oil temperature.  If 
you don't have an oil temperature sensor in the pan, make sure you have 
the oil fully warmed up before quoting pressures...

Jim Burkhard

----- Original Message -----
From: Ebarr19 at aol.com
Date: Thursday, April 5, 2007 5:47 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Oil pressure
To: BobHelt at aol.com, corvairduval at cox.net, r.gault at sbcglobal.net
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org

> I'm sorry, I did not let it worm up much after installing the 
> pressure  gauge 
> and taking the readings, I am at present using 10W30 Valvoline 
> Dura-Blend  
> oil. In the near future I will pull the lifters and see what I 
> have, this engine 
> has not been opened up since purchased a few years back.
> Before pulling the lifters  I will let it worm up good then take  
> pressure 
> readings and repost what I have.
> Thanks again to all who are trying to help me solve this problem.
> Gene Barr 
> 
> 
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