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"Gonzo" <jkedward@stoneturtlesoftware.com> wrote in message
news:1138970349.925346.281800@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi, WhiteLightning.
>
> Thanks for the helpful reply!
>
> Yes, I have a pyro: the exhaust temp was never above 600 degrees F,
> and coolant temp was never above the lowest quarter of the temp range.
> When I stopped, nothing under the hood was unusually hot or smoking.
>
> The oil supply to the banks turbo is a 1/4" braided stainless line that
> runs from the side of the crank, across the exhaust manifold (!?!?!?)
> with a heat-shield to protect it from the worst of the heat, to a
> splitter where the pressure sensor is located.
>
> I'm guessing the gauge on the dash is, in fact, a real sensor and not
> as some folks have suggested a glorified idiot light. I base this
> guess on the fact that the gauge has registered a variety of pressures,
> not merely halfway-or-off.

If it is a factory Ford oil pressure gauge, it is indeed an idiot gauge, the
signal is dampened, not just off and on.


>
> The question is, is 30psi at the input to the banks turbo too low? I
> know the oil pressure is supposed to be between 40 and 70 psi, but
> where is that sensor located?
>
> And why, Whitelightning, do you prefer Delo 400?
>
> --JKEdward
>