Hi Bill,
ive seen my Oil pressure gauge go up to 90 but thats
with the hammer down in the hammer lane(80Mph) When
HOT it stays at 8-10PSI at idle. The gauge i have is
electric VDO.

Phil Stanhope 84 Westy Tiico

--- Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM> wrote:
> forwarded from the Tiico list.....
>
> Hi everybody,
>       The engine is acting a little squirrely again.
>  I've been getting a lot
> of clatter from the valves.  Since this is not a
> diesel semi, I decided to
> check the oil level and pressure.  Level is fine,
> using Mobil 1 15W-50.  I
> bought an oil pressure gauge at Walmart for $6 and
> installed it (it is the
> tube type, not electric, so it doesn't go all the
> way to the dash.  It's
> mounted in the back, where I can see it in the
> rearview mirror).
>
> I started up the engine, which was slightly warm.
>  The gauge read 70 psi at
> idle.  So I revved it to 2000 rpm, got 90 psi.  At
> 3000 rpm, pegged it at 100
> psi.  So I let it idle a little bit more.  The
> pressure eventually dropped to
> 50, but still climbed rapidly with any acceleration.
>
> So, what the hell is this all about?  I've heard of
> folks seeing 80 psi when
> barreling down the highway, but rolling down my
> block at 15 mph?  I've also
> heard that too much pressure is bad for the engine.
>  What could be causing
> this high pressure?  And can high pressure cause
> valve clatter?
>
> If anyone else has figures to offer, please write
> back.  I will be checking
> through the Vanagon archives and looking up specs
> for Golfs on the Internet.
>  Thanks.
>
> Bill Marshall
> 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
> Bradenton FL

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