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[59 Speed]

Had a go at making this today:

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Presumably it's been done at home before but can't find it on the forum.

If you're interested, this is how I did it:

First of all I drilled the centre of the spring retaining cap from the inside with a 5mm drill bit then tapped it to 6mm.

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After a thorough clean up I screwed a 6mm screw from the inside, a copper washer on the outside followed by three 6mm nuts (one to lock the screw in place after adjustment and two to lock together to turn the screw).

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My freshly built engine was showing over 100 psi when cranking to get oil pressure the other day. My plan is to go back to the plunger type instead of a ball and use this to adjust it if necessary.

Hope this is okay (if not please tell me before I trash my engine).

Ian

[bill132hotrod]

Looks good to me but remember you will have cut you spring Down to get your optimum pressure cut it down a little at a time until you get it right.