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Subject:Re: Tiico oil filter, DO IT RIGHT!
From:Bill Marshall
Date:Mon, 6 Jan 2003 17:19:51 EST

Hey Bob,
������Those figures are from my own van. �I put on an oil pressure gauge, the 
kind with the little hose attached to the back of it from the engine. �The 
little hose wasn't very long, so I ran it to the back seat and read it from 
my rear-view mirror. This was not a permanent install, I just wanted to see 
what was going on back there, since I've been having some valve noise/clatter 
lately. �When starting it up, the gauge pinned at the 100 psi side. �Came 
down as the van idled and warmed up. �Shot back up to 75-80 psi on the road. 
�When the engine was warm, the idle pressure was more like 25-30 psi.
������The gauge wasn't the most expensive, or the best, but I feel that it 
should give at least some indication of the amount of pressure involved. �I 
attached it to the engine in one of the little ports above the oil cooler, 
like I've heard of everyone else doing. �Since seeing the numbers for a 
couple weeks and being satisfied with the pressure, I have removed the gauge. 
�Someday I will get a nice VDO gauge with an electric sender and install it 
for good.
������So, that's the scoop, straight from the horse's exhaust.

Bill Marshall
85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
Bradenton FL