Re: Oil pressure

[george smith <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx>]

I second Leslie's opinion. I hooked up a new
mechanical gauge along w/ the factory oil pressure
one.$35 bucks is better than dumping a new engine.
--- Leslie Thrasher <redred1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> I would never rely on 45 year old gauges to report
> on a new rebuild.  Buy a
> new set of mechanical gauges for about $35 and mount
> them to where you can
> keep an eye on whats happening.  Money well spent!!!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wayne Huseby" <wchuseby@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 6:08 AM
> Subject: Oil pressure
> 
> 
> >
> > Well the car is out of the shop with compartment
> and engine (318) now
> > painted. The oil guage was working properly before
> my mechanic got into
> > it. Now with a new oil pump when first started and
> the engine is cold
> > the temp guage is reading very high. After about
> 10 minutes of running
> > and of course not watching the guage, the guage
> read as if no pressure
> > and the needle would not move one little bit.
> > Is it possible a short somewhere or just start
> with a new sending unit?
> > The mechanic did comment that when he first
> started it cold there was no
> > guage pressure and assumed that the guage did not
> work before.
> >
> > Wayne Huseby
> > 64 polara 500 2dr ht
> >
> >
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George



      


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Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

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