Re: Oil pressure

[Tom Jell <thomas.jell@domain.elided>]

Bruce

>I've just had an oil pressure gauge added to the wife's Stag ('73 Mk II)
>and am mildly concerned about the oil pressure. At about 3000 RPM
>after warm-up, it's 28-30psi. However, at idle (and I don't remember
>the idle speed; maybe 600-700 RPM) it drops to 8-12psi. Does
>anyone have any comparison numbers for me? I have my suspicions
><sigh> and they aren't good.

At the Triumph Home Page (maintenance section) there is a table with suggested numbers.

8-12 is very low.

If you have an extra hour take the oil pump out, installing an uprated pump is easy (pump is about UKP 44).

Tom

"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
  (stolen from Greg Petrolati)

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