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Re: [T3] pressures


On 3 Mar 2001, at 19:35, Barry Viss wrote:

> I got in the mood to do some pressure testing the other day and I found that
> my fuel pressure was about 35 PSI assuming my gage was correct.  It WAS an
> old air gage but pressure is pressure (right? please say yes...)  Anyway, I
> lowered that to about 29 PSI.  The oil pressure was about 17 PSI at idle,
> and went to about 40 at higher speed.  Are these good for oil pressure? I
> can't find it in my Bentley.

Yes, pressure is pressure. You need to be pretty sure of the accuracy 
of your gauge. Your oil pressures sound pretty normal for a cold 
engine.

> On a short test run with the lower fuel pressure it did seem to respond
> better, but it could be just pshcological, I'll have to see what kind of gas
> mileage I get.

What kind of gas mileage were you getting before? Is your engine 
stock?

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