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Jjlm46 replied to the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug.So I tested this today with the oil level half way down between "F" and "E' on the dipstick and I can't tell if its my imagination and...
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Jjlm46 replied to the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug.Oh gotcha, nothing like that, its a sailboat and maximum speed is around 7-8mph with this engine, which doesnt change the angle by any...
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Jjlm46 reacted to North Idaho Wolfman's post in the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug with
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Jjlm46 reacted to JohnDB's post in the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug with Like.
That oil level looks way too high for my liking. If you lower it, need to ensure it doesn't compromise the oil pickup from the sump...
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Jjlm46 reacted to BX25D Rookie's post in the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug with Like.
I had a Bayliner 17' bow rider boat. Long gone now. It had the marine version of the Ford Pinto 4 cylinder overhead cam engine. 2.3...
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Jjlm46 replied to the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug.I wondered the same and used a temp gun at one point to measure the temp of the front cover at the bottom and oil pan and the highest i...
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Jjlm46 replied to the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug.Yes i wish i had known to check it but good to know its one possible cause...if i have no luck with other paths i could always make it a...
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Jjlm46 replied to the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug.Thank you sir, yes the boat angle changes a lot with rocking and yes like you saw the dipstick tube is a marinized thing on this engine...
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Jjlm46 reacted to lugbolt's post in the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug with Like.
since there is an oil clearance, yes, it needs to be checked. The cam wears and the block wears. Even if it's a .001" combined amount...
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Jjlm46 reacted to GreensvilleJay's post in the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug with Like.
I have to wonder how hot the oil is, as normally 'oil pan' heat released into the air but in the belly of a boat, it can't escape nearly...
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Jjlm46 reacted to JohnDB's post in the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug with Like.
Didn't get any bites on that question, so took a brief look at a D950 parts list which indicates that you don't have the standard...
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JThere is a cam plug on the backside also, I'm quite sure.
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Jjlm46 reacted to North Idaho Wolfman's post in the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug with Like.
I'm spitballing here: Measure the height of oil pan and I will look and see if I can find a fill amount in quarts for fill. Then you...
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Jjlm46 reacted to lugbolt's post in the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug with Like.
did you check every single clearance? Cams to block, rod bearing clearance, main bearing clearance, etc?
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Jjlm46 reacted to JohnDB's post in the thread Oil Pressure Driving Me Crazy - Not Cam Plug with Like.
In addition to suggestions others have made, is the dipstick tube original (not the sort that normally goes down through a hole in the...