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Subject:Re: TiiCo, high oil pressure
From:Robert Dalton
Date:Fri, 25 Jan 2002 06:42:35 -0800

Sean,

You're kidding, right?  Getting 25 to 30 psi oil
pressure, especially in the summer when the engine is
hot, is a dream come true.  30 psi at idle is what you
should have IMHO.

Rob

--- "Sean B." <vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
> Hey volks, I've got a VDO oil pressure gauge hooked
> to my TiiCo. It shows
> about 25-30# of pressure at idle. I've got about 5k
> miles on the motor.
> Before I put the motor in the bus, I installed a
> windage tray between the
> block and oil pan. In order to install it, I had to
> remove the pickup tube
> for the oil pump, fit the windage tray, and
> reinstall the pickup tube.
> Would over-tightening the oil pump pickup tube
> slightly cause the high oil
> pressure, or is there something else I should look
> at?
>
>
> Sean B.
> '90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy
> Torrance, CA
> Join the TiiCo registry at
> HTTP://www.vgonman.com

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