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Re: Easiest way to lower oil pressure?
[Re: HitIt]
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03/24/10 01:09 PM
03/24/10 01:09 PM
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I agree. 60lbs hot is the sign of a healthy engine in my eyes. I'd only be a little concerned if it got over 100 when hot at a higher rpm like 4k. What is it doing then?
I just hate having to wait for it to warm up
before giving it some r's, and I was considering
using some Rhoades lifters and I think that high
of pressure at idle will defeat their working
benefit.
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Re: Easiest way to lower oil pressure?
[Re: Dart 340]
#649949
03/24/10 01:51 PM
03/24/10 01:51 PM
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Why would you even post that?
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Does it sound like a mechanical cam? Meaning lifters ticking? If so it working.
Allen
Here's a novel idea, let's not throw a bunch of parts at the car hoping it will fix the problem and instead spend a little time diagnosing it first.
Life was a little easier when I was just a wrench.
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Re: Easiest way to lower oil pressure?
[Re: AndyF]
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03/24/10 03:07 PM
03/24/10 03:07 PM
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Lots of Melling SB pumps have the hole the relief valve is in about .100 to shallow thus making crazy high oil pressure--I bet it is a melling and has nothing to do with anything else in the engine--changing oil will not do it--swapping pumps will. 
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Re: Easiest way to lower oil pressure?
[Re: RapidRobert]
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03/24/10 06:24 PM
03/24/10 06:24 PM
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swapping pumps will.
 w you and Andy. main problem is that high of (cold) psi can burst a filter, lesser evil is it's a waste of power and wears cam gear/inter gear/shaft/bushing faster than normal for no good reason. If you are willing to pull the pan, rework that pump or swap it depending on your time constraints
haha thats some funny stuff. what? you guys using oil filters made of paper? bushing made of graham crackers? 
to the OP. for god sakes man.. get some 5w-30 and a block heater. if your THAT worried.. which you shouldn't be. 
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Re: Easiest way to lower oil pressure?
[Re: IcorkSOAK]
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03/24/10 06:57 PM
03/24/10 06:57 PM
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NO real EZ way to lower pressure on an A engine(like on a B-engine) ... but the benefits are not only saved HP on running the pump less ... but also less oil flying around hitting the crank and rods PLUS less oil on the cyl walls.
For the type of driving it wounds like this vehicle will be doing he will NEVER notice any difference.
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Re: Easiest way to lower oil pressure?
[Re: MoparforLife]
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03/24/10 07:14 PM
03/24/10 07:14 PM
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Quote:
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NO real EZ way to lower pressure on an A engine(like on a B-engine) ... but the benefits are not only saved HP on running the pump less ... but also less oil flying around hitting the crank and rods PLUS less oil on the cyl walls.
For the type of driving it wounds like this vehicle will be doing he will NEVER notice any difference.
His type of driving ? .. it is a race car. Now if he does not care about his ET ... I will stand corrected.
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