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Offline nteek754

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oil pressure max/ minimum
« on: June 06, 2005, 06:48:51 PM »
Hey all  just put  another engine on my K 3  I use a oil pressure gauge cruising at like 60 at 75 to 80 degrees I run 65 to 70 psi now at an idle of under 2000 she drops to like  a tad under 20 is this normal  running 20/50 oil   thanx  Craig
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Re: oil pressure max/ minimum
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2005, 07:33:32 PM »
My 78K runs at 80psi at 65-7-mph.

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Re: oil pressure max/ minimum
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2005, 09:08:34 PM »
Greets,

Normal oil pressure for the 69-78 K series is 50-64 PSI @ 3000 RPM....
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