3406E Oil Pressure
Recently dismissed a driver and just drove the truck he turned in today. It carries 65 psi oil pressure hot while moving or fast idle. When rpm drops to idle, the oil pressure drops to around 20 and the gage flutters quite a bit. Found a fuel ticket from his last fuel stop, he bought 4 gallons of oil, so it may have been run low. Pulled an oil sample, took it to Speedco for analysis and everything is perfect with 20k mi. on the oil. It seems to me that this truck used to carry 40 psi at hot idle, my B Model does in the W-9. Anyone here think I may have oil pump problems or is this where the E Model runs? I just can't remember, I've not driven this particular truck in 3 years.
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1999 FL Classic, N14+ 525 hp, RTLO16-9-13A
1997 Van's Aircraft RV-6, IO-360
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