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case brook 02-27-2013 17:22:27 24.196.86.212 Report to Moderator	I have a88 oliver with complete new motor, that has very low oil presure. can anyone tell me how to increase it and how much it should have. It is new gauge, it puts alittle oil up to rocker arms. THANKS IN ADVANCE [Reply]   [No Email]
Jery 02-28-2013 09:14:27 174.124.37.216 Report to Moderator	Re: oil pres 88 in reply to case brook, 02-27-2013 17:22:27   Check your new gauge and make sure it's calibrated for low pressure. [Reply]  [No Email]
J. Schwiebert 02-27-2013 18:11:24 209.143.54.246 Report to Moderator	Re: oil pres 88 in reply to case brook, 02-27-2013 17:22:27   What oil filter base do you have, aluminum or cast iron? The older aluminum bases had a habit of the stem that goes in the filter would come out of the base. Behind that stem is a restrictor disk with a small hole in it. It would become lost. If that disk is missing you will have low oil pressure as well. [Reply]  [No Email]
dblair 02-28-2013 06:37:17 67.172.201.147 Report to Moderator	Re: oil pres 88 in reply to J. Schwiebert, 02-27-2013 18:11:24   may I ask if you know the size of that hole , I pulled the oil filter yesterday and the stem and that restrictor were missing on a super 55 [Reply]  [No Email]
IanC 02-28-2013 08:12:49 75.100.201.221 Report to Moderator	Re: oil pres 88 in reply to dblair, 02-28-2013 06:37:17   Would have to check Fleetline srevice manual but .062" is what I remember. [Reply]  [No Email]
dblair 02-28-2013 12:37:40 67.172.201.147 Report to Moderator	Re: oil pres 88 in reply to IanC, 02-28-2013 08:12:49   thank you very much . [Reply]  [No Email]
Neil Bornitz 02-27-2013 17:46:16 205.188.117.15 Report to Moderator	Re: oil pres 88 in reply to case brook, 02-27-2013 17:22:27   normal oil pressure is about 15-16 psi. there is a plug on the right front of the block with a spring and plunger-this is the pressure regulator-adding shims between the plug and spring will increase pressure [Reply]  [No Email]