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02-17-2020, 01:41 PM | #1 |
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flathead oil pressure?
what is a flathead 1952 mercury oil pressure normally ???
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02-17-2020, 02:58 PM | #2 |
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Re: flathead oil pressure?
Mine runs about 40 to 50 PSI on startup. I use Castrol 10w-50. After warm up and when it's really hot outside my pressure will drop down to about 10 PSI. With water temperature around 195. Flatheads depend on oil flow not so much on oil pressure. I am running a 286 C.I. flathead.
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02-17-2020, 03:10 PM | #3 |
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Re: flathead oil pressure?
So.... At 80psi on the starter with plugs out is excessive ????
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02-17-2020, 03:15 PM | #4 |
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Re: flathead oil pressure?
Bypass valve is set at 80psi so i wouldn´t worry until you have a reading over that at operation temp.
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02-17-2020, 05:29 PM | #5 |
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80 psi is a lot it it stays there for any length of time. Some what akin to blasting the bearing surfaces.
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02-17-2020, 05:48 PM | #6 |
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02-17-2020, 06:00 PM | #7 |
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On my engines, I like to see 25 psi at hot idle and 55 psi at 2500 with the engine at operating temperature. The only time I didn't see it was with a fresh build with a "Speedway" branded pump. I replaced it with a known good used Ford pump and the numbers came back to where I wanted them.
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02-17-2020, 06:31 PM | #9 |
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Hi oil pressure can have an erosive affect on the crank and bearings. 10 lbs at idle and 40 in cruise os all you need. Another thing you should know, when running a hi viscosity oil, the opening of the relief valve heats the oil to a very hi temperature, however, as the oil warms up and thins out he valve closes and everything is happy. BUT!!! if your still running 50 [lus pressure the oil will over heat and loose it's effectiveness. The factory when it designed this oiling system rex\comensed 10 at idle and 40 in cruise. At this pressure the all the oil coming from the pump is going through the bearings
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02-17-2020, 08:12 PM | #10 |
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Most relief valves are set to 60 - 65 lb. 80 seems high.
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Would the oil pressure specs have increased for later engines, due to better engineering and materials for bearings, or clearances and tolerances? My manual for 1952 shows them a bit higher. It does show the recommended oil weight as 20W above 32 degrees. Last edited by Merc Cruzer; 02-18-2020 at 12:33 PM. |
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