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Date:         Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:16:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Water Pump
Comments: To: Robert Clemmer <n51219@COMCAST.NET>
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Bob, The oil pressure is great for a waterboxer! Especially with that much mileage. I have an oil pressure gauge on my Van and at around 300k miles it was reading just at 4 psi at idle and the oil light was flickering at hot idle. I rebuilt the motor and the readings I have now are right around what you are seeing with your 250k mile motor. Whatever you are doing, keep doing it!

-- Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Phone: 856-327-4936 Fax: 856-327-2242

On 12/16/2012 2:51 PM, Robert Clemmer wrote: > Ok, I've replaced the water pump and rear heater core in my young 91 2.1 > automatic tin top. While I was there, I did some "you might as wells". > Changed all the fuel lines and removed the plastic fire wall fitting. > Replaced the O-ring on the breather tower. The old one was so hard and > brittle it came out in pieces. And, finally installed an oil pressure > gauge. Next week, lube oil analysis. > > > > What I got was 70 lb. pressure at cold idle. It is fairly cold here so the > best I can do is 190 degree oil temperature. At that temperature I have 18 > lb. at idle and 45 lb. above 3000 rpm. Close to 50 lb. cruising at 4150 > rpm. > > > > What I don't know is this good, bad, or average? I've been running Mobil 1 > 15w-50 oil and this engine just turned 250K miles. > > > > BobC > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5966 - Release Date: 12/17/12 > >


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