Date:         Mon, 6 Jan 2003 17:19:51 EST
Reply-To:     Willolyn99@AOL.COM
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From:         Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tiico oil filter, DO IT RIGHT!
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Hey Bob,
      Those figures are from my own van.  I put on an oil pressure gauge, the 
kind with the little hose attached to the back of it from the engine.  The 
little hose wasn't very long, so I ran it to the back seat and read it from 
my rear-view mirror. This was not a permanent install, I just wanted to see 
what was going on back there, since I've been having some valve noise/clatter 
lately.  When starting it up, the gauge pinned at the 100 psi side.  Came 
down as the van idled and warmed up.  Shot back up to 75-80 psi on the road. 
 When the engine was warm, the idle pressure was more like 25-30 psi.
      The gauge wasn't the most expensive, or the best, but I feel that it 
should give at least some indication of the amount of pressure involved.  I 
attached it to the engine in one of the little ports above the oil cooler, 
like I've heard of everyone else doing.  Since seeing the numbers for a 
couple weeks and being satisfied with the pressure, I have removed the gauge. 
 Someday I will get a nice VDO gauge with an electric sender and install it 
for good.
      So, that's the scoop, straight from the horse's exhaust.

Bill Marshall
85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
Bradenton FL