<VV> Oil Pressure Drop

[Daniel Monasterio]

Stuck relief valve in open positon ?

Daniel

> From: 62vair at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 13:49:56 -0700
> To: jww1945 at aol.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Oil Pressure Drop
> 
> Hmmm, I'm wondering if the oil pressure relief is bypassing all the
> time? Correct me if I am wrong guys, but the oil filter bypass and oil
> cooler bypass are just bypasses, but still sent oil to the bearings,
> where the oil pressure relief allows oil to go back to the oil pan.
> I've never seen one, but leaky housing to case gasket could do this,
> but I suspect a leaky oil pressure relief valve leaking. . Mark Durham
> 
> Sent from my Windows Phone From: jww1945 at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 1:38 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Oil Pressure Drop
> 
> I replaced the gears in the Oil Pump on my 1965 Corsa 140hp and at
> running speeds the pressure went up from 22 lbs to about 40 lbs.
> Problem is at Idle the pressure drops to 0 lbs. With the old gears at
> idle pressure dropped to about 5 lbs. Help, why is the pressure
> dropping to 0 at idle?
> 
> Jerry Wells
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