Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: Re: oil pressure

Author: Bill Cohoon

Date: May 11, 2005, 4:25 PM

Post ID: 1718850107



may be a bit silly... but I think the main reason I (and perhaps
others) have a gauge.. is because it looks cool! .. not so much because
I was worried about oil pressure.

Ray Hale wrote:

 Greg, gotta agree with John here. It's nice to know the pressure as a diagnostic but I would be very cautious about watching it too much. On my Harley the pressure drops to almost nada at idle and I read somewhere that the pump quits working well below 24psi. A dilemma. It would be neat to know where the Guzzi pump stops pumping well but I seriously doubt anyone knows this. Again, do we really need to know? Most of us get out of idle at the nearest opportunity. No fun sitting still!
Ray


John Chicoine wrote:


 I had a simlar experience with my 76 KZ900 in the early 80's. After installing an oil pressure gage I was shocked to see the oil pressure fallto nothing at idle. I went out an bought a new oil pump for $80 and it did nothing to change the pressure!

Watch the road not the pressure gage, or you may have real
problems!!!!!!!
:)

John C.

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