Group,
My oil pressure has always been slightly low, but on today?s warm
climb out (95 degree ambient) the OT got to about 205 and the pressure dropped to 66psi.*
I would really like to get it back up to the mid 70?s in cruise.* I
searched all over the net on adjusting the oil pressure relief valve.*I know you turn the set screw clockwise to increase pressure.*Pressure goes up 3-4 psi for every 360 degree turn of the adjustment screw.
The one thing I wasn?t able to find is how to physically do it.* My
relief valve is standard Lycoming adjustable with the castle head nut
on it.* The nut has a split pin through it I assume to stop it from
spinning.* My guess to make the adjustment is to drive the split pin
out of the nut so I can use a blade screw driver on the end to make
the adjustment and then reinstall the split pin?
Is this correct?
Thanks!
Jon D.
My oil pressure has always been slightly low, but on today?s warm
climb out (95 degree ambient) the OT got to about 205 and the pressure dropped to 66psi.*
I would really like to get it back up to the mid 70?s in cruise.* I
searched all over the net on adjusting the oil pressure relief valve.*I know you turn the set screw clockwise to increase pressure.*Pressure goes up 3-4 psi for every 360 degree turn of the adjustment screw.
The one thing I wasn?t able to find is how to physically do it.* My
relief valve is standard Lycoming adjustable with the castle head nut
on it.* The nut has a split pin through it I assume to stop it from
spinning.* My guess to make the adjustment is to drive the split pin
out of the nut so I can use a blade screw driver on the end to make
the adjustment and then reinstall the split pin?
Is this correct?
Thanks!
Jon D.