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11-07-2012, 09:44 PM | #1 |
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v8-60 oil pressure
Got the little 60 humming along but when it started today - no oil pressure. It had been rebuilt and was doing fine.
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11-07-2012, 10:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: v8-60 oil pressure
What wieght oil and how fast was it running? At idle they have very little oil pressure.
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11-08-2012, 08:12 AM | #3 |
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Re: v8-60 oil pressure
My V8-60hp starts with about 60 psi. After warming up it maintains about 25 lbs at cruising speed. At idle, warm not much pressure. Maybe 5 lbs. I use Royal Purple 20/50. I have several thousand miles on the engine now.
It does not burn/use any oil between oil changes. I think if you can get any pressure you are ok. |
11-08-2012, 08:45 AM | #4 |
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Re: v8-60 oil pressure
The 60 that the 39 I drove kept 15 at slow idle after a couple hour run at 70mph, it was rebuilt with all NOS parts---10-30, or 10-40 oil ---this engine had a nos oil pump/front cap, the only used parts was the block, manifolds and heads
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11-08-2012, 08:51 AM | #5 |
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Re: v8-60 oil pressure
A friend has one he picked up at auction, it was used to drive a belt for powering equipment, still had the trans attached. Anyway we got it running and could only get about 5 lbs oil pressure out of it. We were worried it wasn't pumping till we took the gauge off and started it and had oil pumping out of the galley.
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11-08-2012, 08:58 AM | #6 |
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11-08-2012, 09:26 AM | #7 |
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Re: v8-60 oil pressure
Mine usually starts with about 20 lbs and warms up to about 5 lbs at idle. Happy with it. Marvin, ct
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11-08-2012, 10:28 PM | #8 |
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Re: v8-60 oil pressure
Well OK, I guess. Before the cooling system and exhaust when I could only run it for a few seconds it had 50 pounds at about 1,000. Now it is about 5 at maybe 500 rpm so we'll just go with it.
I'm using non-detergent 30 wt so everything should be good. The help on this site is always much appreciated and very helpful. Thanks. |
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