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Old Sep 8, 2013 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by rocketmangb
OK I like Sea Foam too
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What oil and filter are you using ?
K&N long and HD 60 weight, no seafoam.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2013 | 05:37 PM
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You know, for some reason I keep wondering if a dose of seafoam would help? But then again, if it's a excessive tolerance issue ( as per Spanner's suggestion, and the conclusion I'm drawing) it won't help at all. Can't get it outta my head, though. Crazy...
About all I can see sea foam doing is thinning out your oil.
I'd go with Spanners suggestion if I were you.
 
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Originally Posted by texashillcountry
About all I can see sea foam doing is thinning out your oil.
I'd go with Spanners suggestion if I were you.
J/K about the seafoam ( sorry TD) and I agree. I was just hoping it was gonna be something simple, looks like that's not the case. Is there a way I can plumb the feed and return side of the pump together, bypassing the motor? I figure if I could do that and put a gauge on it, it would at least eliminate the pump and implicate the internals, or vice versa.
 
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I wonder if running some SEAFOAM through it would help.......
 
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Plumb a gauge to the switch port
 
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Maybe try some 20W50 and a WIX filter ?
 
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Originally Posted by rocketmangb
Plumb a gauge to the switch port
I already did to verify it was actually low. I would like to isolate the pump from the rest of the circuit to see if the pump itself has good pressure. I'm sure there is a way to do it, I just haven't thought it out yet. Anyone know off the top of their head?
 
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Maybe try some 20W50 and a WIX filter ?
The first oil change was 20w50 and HD filter. Same results. It actually got slightly better w/ the straight 60.
 
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what? u didnt like junglejoe's suggestion. if you think it ain't low pressure and or mechanical then i would just do it.
 
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I wonder if running some SEAFOAM through it would help.......
I like the way this newby thinks..................
 
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