08-03-2000, 05:33 AM
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Woodinville,
WA
Cobra Make, Engine: VICTORY, 92 C.I., belt drive, saddle bags.
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Randy....
Hey, I love mine too. One odd thing tho. The solenoid valve is directional sensitive. I have the "out" side of the valve towards the filter block supply. When I first started using the system, I would recharge to about 60psi then shut it off. After running and shut down, I would notice the pressure was at 80psi. I attributed that to expansion of the oil due to heat.
Guess what.... I think the solenoid valve permits oil to enter even when de-energized (it is a normally closed valve). It does not, however, permit the oil to flow out when de-energized.
As such, I simply leave the valve open until the car is at operating temperature, then close it knowing it will be at whatever max pressure it saw before it shut down (usually between 60-70psi). Also, by sutting the valve off early, I then won't forget to do so or won't have to race the motor to recharge if I've been running with it open all along.
So, what I first thought was a negative issue has in fact turned out to be an OK thing. Thus, I have not contacted Pegasus to raise a stink about the valves characteristics.
May You Always be Under Pressure!!
Zderf
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