[AMC-list] engine oil pressure

[Nick ALFANO <71amx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Armand,

This is a perfect example of, if you take care of something, It will last.  Keep the oil clean, do regular maintenance on your engine and it will last for ever.  Long standing saying is a well lubricated part will never wear out.  Also speaks volumes for what we have always said about the nickel content of AMC blocks.  A typical SBC from that era would have a lot of cylinder wear well before now.  I hope you get another 100k out of it.

Nick,
 Alfano Performance
4849-76 st.
Kenosha, WI. 53142
262-308-1302
262-942-8271 after 6pm central and weekends 


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Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 13:31:19 -0500
From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash,Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-list] engine oil pressure
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Hi all,
My weekend project was installing an oil pressure gauge and water
temperature gauge in the white Javelin.
I've owned this car since 1972, and never had an oil pressure gauge on it
before yesterday. I was very
happy to see the pressure jump to 60 psi cold when I started the engine
after the gauge install. I took it for
about a 30 minute drive, which got the engine normalized at a stable
operating temperature. At 1800 to 2000 RPM,
the gauge reads 55 psi hot. At 600 RPM idle with the engine temperature at
180 degress the oil pressure holds
steady at 21 psi. It's got 20W50 Redline synthetic oil in it with about 2000
miles on the oil and filter, which is where
I religiously would change oil and filter. This is the first time I've put
synthetics in it. I may let it go to 3000 miles.
Remember the engine has never been out of the car, and the only thing that
has been done to the
engine is a valve job at about 90,000 miles because of a nick in a seat. The
car now has about 130,000 miles on the clock.
What say you guys, besides AMC engines ROCK.
Armand

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