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RE: [T3] Oil pressure input/thoughts/musings.


On 2 Sep 98, at 7:41, Erkson, Toby wrote:

> Ya lost me here, Jim.  I understand the bypass valve, but if the pump
> outputs a constant volume for a given rpm then isn't pressure
> inconsequential to the flow of oil through the cooler?

With constant TOTAL flow, the higher the pressure, the more that will 
be bypassed AROUND the cooler (because the bypass valve responds to 
pressure, not temp.)  This could be attacked by adding a stiffer 
bypass spring, but you can see that the problem is not really so 
simple and since the oil galley pressure is not really that 
important, why bother.  I just wastes power (power consumed in the 
oil pump = pressure x volume/sec.)

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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