DeTomaso Mailing List: May 99, Message #198

In a message dated 5/7/99 7:11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
KVERGES@figdav.com writes:

<< I actually worry that an extra quart would exacerbate problems by foaming 
the oil and introducing air into the pickup. >>

Keith, I think somebody should look into these 10 quart pans.  When I ran my 
car, or should I say when I stopped my car hard, the oil pressure would drop 
from 75psi to almost 0psi.  To aleviate this, I would add more oil and go out 
and test again.  My 10 quart Aviad pan would take 12.5 quarts before this 
would not happen.  I don't know what was happening inside the engine from 
foaming, but my oil pressure would be stable and I ran the car in this fasion 
for 9 years with no problems.  But I'm really suspect about a fundamental 
problem with these pan(s) design.  What do you think?

Tim Tullio