deadbugdug
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Ok, what oil pressure are the DOHC mod motors supposed to run at?
I just installed a dual remote oil filter system (filters are in the left front fender), and put my oil sending unit on a tee connection coming out of the oil filter adapter. Oil flows thru the filters before getting to the sending unit.
I don't believe I hooked the oil lines up backwards, and I did let the car idle a while without any knocking or blowing out seals (which is what I assume would happen if you try to run the oil the wrong way thru the filter).
Upon startup, my Auto Meter gauge sez "100 PSI". Wow. After it idles a while, it'll drop to 60 or 80 (haven't road tested the car yet; I'm still working on various projects before body & paint), so all my info is with the car in "park". Revving the engine doesn't seem to change things dramatically, and it always settles at the high reading when we go back to idle.
I also noticed, for a period of about 2 minutes, that the oil pressure was hopping all around, as if I had a loose wire (loose screw, maybe -- in my head, but no loose wires). The needle would actually vibrate between 30 - 100 pounds. Then it settled down and seems OK now (except the high reading).
Any ideas?
I just installed a dual remote oil filter system (filters are in the left front fender), and put my oil sending unit on a tee connection coming out of the oil filter adapter. Oil flows thru the filters before getting to the sending unit.
I don't believe I hooked the oil lines up backwards, and I did let the car idle a while without any knocking or blowing out seals (which is what I assume would happen if you try to run the oil the wrong way thru the filter).
Upon startup, my Auto Meter gauge sez "100 PSI". Wow. After it idles a while, it'll drop to 60 or 80 (haven't road tested the car yet; I'm still working on various projects before body & paint), so all my info is with the car in "park". Revving the engine doesn't seem to change things dramatically, and it always settles at the high reading when we go back to idle.
I also noticed, for a period of about 2 minutes, that the oil pressure was hopping all around, as if I had a loose wire (loose screw, maybe -- in my head, but no loose wires). The needle would actually vibrate between 30 - 100 pounds. Then it settled down and seems OK now (except the high reading).
Any ideas?
