Thanks Dennis - as always it is good to get your feedback. FWIW, I am currently running Castrol GTX 20W 50. BT On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 2:19 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > You wont loose much oil removing the relief plug. Less if only removing > the 1/8 npt sensor. For things that matter thread tape as a sealant is > avoided except for larger fittings known to have very poor cut threads. For > this application most any pipe sealant or Permatex type stuff will work and > the threads will ground just fine. > > For a healthy engine including Waterboxer oil pressure even at temperature > should be close to 10 psi/1,000 rpm. Wear limit is considered 28 psi @ > 4,000 rpm. Choice of oil viscosity and other factors can change this. The > dynamic oil pressure warning system will sound the buzzer at less than ~13 > psi @ 2,000 rpm. > > Dennis > > > > > > > |
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