I wouldnt have thought that is ideal should always have good pressure under load thats when bearings need it most
Do you still have the oil cooler connected ?????
People will say a oil change can make a difference but if the oil is getting thin when hot as it would I think the new oil will do the same
Are you sure no diesel is leaking into the oil ???
If you dont have the oil cooler connected maybe look into that most old 7's I have seen no longer have the cooler connected
Paul
165 seems cold - what's spec?
From what i can tell it has never had oil cooler. Maybe im just missing it
They all had oil coolers as new. Changed from front mounted cooler to side by side at s/n 19,336.
Well here we go again---what weight oil are you running in it??
Hm ok well its not on radiator at all for sure. Guess maybe it different than any ive seen before
Running 15w40
Hm ok well its not on radiator at all for sure. Guess maybe it different than any ive seen before
Running 15w40
[quote="49D73T"]Hm ok well its not on radiator at all for sure. Guess maybe it different than any ive seen before
Running 15w40[/quote]
It would have had a big flat oil cooler that covered almost the whole front of the radiator when new as I think I said most have been removed as they generally run fine with out them you cant buy them anymore but I reckon a few after market automatic transmission type coolers might help a lot
But before I got to carried away I would perhaps change some gauges over just to give a indication of how accurate the old gauges are it might be getting a lot hotter than you think and and also might be nowhere near oil pressure as you might think
could tee a spare pressure gauge in and Im pretty sure on the thermostat housing there is room for another temp gauge just to compare
Paul
Yessir i did just that. Brand new high dollar stewart warner oil gauge.
On temp side i have two gauges. Overkill i know but one is factory with is dead on with brand new gauge.
Just had radiator out to do extensive brazing and cleaning and saw no evidence of oil cooler. Just disconnected upper and lower rad hoses and grabbed a holt of it and yanked it out
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