On my old atomic 4 I put a tee in at the oil pressure sender, and screwed in a
standard pressure gauge. I too, wondered about the accuracy of the gauge. On
the Atomic 4, the oil pressure is adjustable, and that allowed me to tune the
oil pressure to spec.
I agree that 75 psi is too high, nearly twice as high as expected, and if it
really is that high, that might be driving the oil usage. I would try putting
a gauge in as a test and go from there.
Kindest Regards,
Bruce Whitmore
(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
From: Bill Dakin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Bill Dakin <aussiebr...@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2017 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Westerbeke 33 oil burn
The gauge should be replaced so that you have confidence in it at all rpm's and
temps. Few engines should be that high.
Bill Dakin
> On Jun 4, 2017, at 8:08 PM, David Castor via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> wrote:
>
> Also, FWIW, my oil pressure gauge reads about 75 psi. The surveyor thought
> that was too high, but I have no idea on the accuracy of the gauge. My
> mechanic didn't seem
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