Date:         Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:29:31 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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At 11:10 PM 12/12/2010, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>down some of the valves are held open. The lifter will then bleed down over
>time. As the engine starts it may become air bound and air alone will not
>pump past the ball checks in the lifter to let it bleed out.

Gotcha.  Fits with my experience, too.  Thanks,

Yrs,
d

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