RE: IML: 1968 Check Gauges light/Oil Pressure

I won't get the car back until the end of next week it is in the shop they are doing the front end,brake lines and rear springs so I won't be able to check the gauge until then. Now I'm a little concerned about the engine. I'm going to have the mechanic do a compression test on it. Would that determine the problem? Where can I buy a rebuilt 440 engine if needed. Will 1974 440 engine fit? I really what this car to be mechcanically sound. I want to do all this stuff if though the winter months.

Thanks everybody.

Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Paul has already listed the main causes. Any of these causes is expensive to repair.

There are other possibilities, such as the wrong oil being used (you should be using at least either straight SAE30W or 15W40, depending on where you live, low oil quantity, or a worn oil pump.

I ask you again, what does the gauge read when this is going on?

Dick Benjamin

From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of louis colon
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 3:27 PM
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Subject: RE: IML: 1968 Check Gauges light/Oil Pressure

What can cause low oil pressure. The oil pump, or what wears on the engine that causes this.

Thanks.

Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My guess would be low oil pressure. What does your gauge read when this is going on?

Dick Benjamin

From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of louis colon
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 5:29 PM
To: Luis Colon; Mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: IML: 1968 Check Gauges light

Hi List,

This light seems to flicker all the time, at idle, when you let go of the gas pedal, do you guys know what causes this. I had a 69 imperial many years ago and had the same problem but I thought it was the alternator not putting out enough juice. It has anew battery and the alternator was checked.

Thanks Guys and Girls.

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1968 Blue Convertable,1974 Chysler New Yorker.

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