[FC] more Rampy

[Bruce Gwyther]

I think 5w-20 is not the best!  My opinion is to go with 10w-30. I'd also 
change the oil pressure switch!
                                                                        Bruce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wern3 at juno.com>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 10:39 AM
Subject: [FC] more Rampy


> Thanks to your ideas I solved the idle/ lean mix/ backfiring problem 
> (newly rebuilt carbs by the "Carbmeister!"). Now she idles right down and 
> no backfiring, no leakage past the secondaries. Good power.
> However now that she runs and I have the tune- up done, I am reading my 
> new gauge panel and the oil pressure will not go above 30 and the red 
> "Press - Temp" gauge is lit up.. Temp. is stable at 180, crankcase is full 
> of 5 W 20 half - syn. I rebuilt this motor 8 years ago and it has been in 
> my basement storage for all this time. As I recall in 2000 the oil pump 
> gears were gummed up with chewed - up paper gaskest when I took it apart. 
> I used plasti- gauge to set the proper paper gasket in place under the 
> cover. It could not have come loose with so little run time could it? Can 
> someone direct me to a troubleshooting place for low oil pressure?
> Tim Werner '61 Rampy W/ 140.
> PS the horn finally works!
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