Date:         Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:29:18 -0400
Reply-To:     Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
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From:         Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil
              pressure!
Comments: To: Joe18d@AOL.COM, ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@verizon.net>
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Mechanical gauge.

Just went back into the garage and it hit 50lbs right off and fluttered
there........so all is well.

I got in the habit of doing this per my good friend Boston Bob.  He tests
all his motors when he is done.........I used to not do it and then one time
i put in wrong main bearings and the motor had like 10lbs cold oil
pressure..................that did not cut it!  And that was an aircooled
motor, so so much to take apart to fix it all...............

Adam P
Charleston,SC     Coburn, WV
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
1976 Transporter (New CA bus)
1974 412 "Goldmember"
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe in NH" <Joe18d@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil
pressure!


> Is this an electric or mechanical gauge? Is there just some air in the
line.
> Either way I would not expect much while the engine is cranking on the
> starter, it takes rpm's to produce the volume / oil pump output to
register as
> pressure on a guage. If the compression is fine and the case / crank are
within
> tolerances I expect things are just fine to go ahead with the
installation.Just my
> 2 cents. Joe in NH
>