<VV> too high oil pressure?

[MarK Durham]

Jim, he compared his gauge to the gauge in the car already.
Mark Durham
Hauser, Idaho
On Oct 21, 2015 2:44 PM, "Jim Becker via VirtualVairs" <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Try another gauge.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: kevin nash via VirtualVairs
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 11:51 AM
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> Subject: Re:  too high oil pressure?
>
> I agree- that does sound a little high. I wonder if someone in the distant
> past put a high volume oil pump
> in and didn't open the oil bypass hole or something when the oil pressure
> gets that high. Oil viscosity too
> heavy perhaps? 10w-40, 10w-30, straight 30 weight are all somewhat common
> oil viscosity's used in corvairs
> and wont cause 60-65 psi oil pressure. If it were my car, I wouldn't drive
> it until I figured out why it
> was doing that, but that's just me.
> Kevin Nash
>
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>> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:59:02 -0700
>> From: MarK Durham <62vair at gmail.com>
>> To: Norbert Laubach <norbert at frontiernet.net>
>> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re: <VV> too high oil pressure?
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>> Did this just happen or were you checking and found it?
>>
>> What is the condition of the engine?
>>
>> Did you take out the relief valve and inspect it? Was it shiny on one
>> side,
>> or have a ridge part way around close to the top?
>>
>> Did you put in a heavy duty spring from Clark's?
>>
>> Mark Durham
>> Hauser, Idaho.
>> On Oct 20, 2015 5:33 PM, "Norbert Laubach via VirtualVairs" <
>> virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Checking engine for high oil pressure.  45-50 LBS at idle and will go up
>> > to almost 60 -65 at higher RPMs.  Checked by pass valve and cleaned and
>> > put
>> > in new spring. Still high?? OK to drive or need to find problem?
>>
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