Date:         Wed, 13 Sep 2000 09:34:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
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From:         Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
Subject:      Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca>
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At 9:22 AM -0700 9/13/00, Alistair Bell wrote:
>It would be a good idea to install an oil pressure guage to monitor the
>situation. Even thought the mechanic overhauled the press relief valve
>...it may not be trustworthy. Even with lighter weight oil the
>pressure can still be fairly high (over 100 psi) when engine first
>started and oil pressure [I think you mean temperature, right?] low.

Yeah, I'm thinking along those lines too, although right now I don't
have the $$$ to do that.

Definitely sound advice, though.

T.
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Tobin Copley        Bowen Island, BC, Canada      49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W

'82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
'97 son Russell                                   =============
'99 daughter Margaret                            /_| |_L| |__|:| clatter
1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi       {.            .| clatter!
1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT   7,400 km        ~-()-==----()-~
Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango)
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