Armando,
Just a thought, but have you considered the possibility that your oil
pressure gauge may simply be partially plugged? I had the same thing
happen to the family chariot (87 Olds Custom Cruiser): my pressure gauge
dropped to zero and an alarm went on whenever I came to a full stop.
Chuck Vandergraaf
'52 +4
Pinawa, MB
Canada
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>From: apicciotto@wccusd.k12.ca.us[SMTP:apicciotto@wccusd.k12.ca.us]
>Sent: Monday, March 10, 1997 8:58 AM
>To: morgans@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: Oil Pressure
>
>Thanks to all who wrote with oil pressure readings for a '63 +4 TR
>engine and possible solutions to my low oil pressure. This past
>weekend, I hooked a temporary oil pressure gauge to the engine, no
>small feat because of the fittings necessary to mate an
>off-the-shelf gauge and a TR engine. Anyway, I finally managed to
>jerri-rig something and sure enough, the pressure went right up where
>I think it's supposed to be. After thhoroughly warming the engine,
>the pressure went from 35 at idle to 55 at speed (versus close to 0
>at idle and about 20 at speed for the old gauge). So now I get to
>look for someone who can fix the old gauge. That's certainly better
>than fixing the engine.
>
>Armando Picciotto
>'63 +4
>
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