IainM

I was out on Mt Hamilton today and came to a road closure. Impressed to see a crew working early Saturday morning I chatted with the very cute flag operator before turning around.

After idling for a minute, I checked my gauges to see oil pressure pegged 0 and the oil and ! lights on. Car was idling happily.

I revved it to build some pressure and it seemed to misfire but quickly revved normally. Pressure gauge jumped up and a few sec later the lights went off.

I dismissed the event as an old car quirk and chose to continue rather than call a flat bed and ended up having an incredible run up Mines Rd to Livermore.

But there's still this voice saying "you f***ed up!"
Anyone else seen this or similar?
Any thoughts on investigative work? I can hear trophy telling me to change the oil.

BobbyT

Oil level?

IainM

I got a hot reading on the stick while picking up crew and it was at 1/4 stick, just how I like it.

IainM

Everything I've read & heard about the Metzger engine says the oiling system is rock solid, which is why I assumed it was instrumentation. But I wonder if there's any failure modes that present like this. Just trying to be a good owner.

MarinS4

It's pretty toasty out there today. What weight is your oil? Maybe the combo of being thin (15/40?) and dilution from fuel it causing low pressure at idle. I would start by changing to to 20/50

linen grey ghost

pics of the "flag operator" or it didn't happen (just say'in) ...

IainM

Amsoil 15/50
good stuff
i never worked out how to ask for a picture
would have been worth a thousand something
need more gopros

pp000830

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Gbos1

I was looking forward to a pic of the hot flag girl.....end thread

BlackSnake99

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