Sean, You're kidding, right? Getting 25 to 30 psi oil pressure, especially in the summer when the engine is hot, is a dream come true. 30 psi at idle is what you should have IMHO. Rob --- "Sean B." <vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Hey volks, I've got a VDO oil pressure gauge hooked > to my TiiCo. It shows > about 25-30# of pressure at idle. I've got about 5k > miles on the motor. > Before I put the motor in the bus, I installed a > windage tray between the > block and oil pan. In order to install it, I had to > remove the pickup tube > for the oil pump, fit the windage tray, and > reinstall the pickup tube. > Would over-tightening the oil pump pickup tube > slightly cause the high oil > pressure, or is there something else I should look > at? > > > Sean B. > '90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy > Torrance, CA > Join the TiiCo registry at > HTTP://www.vgonman.com
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