[Shop-talk] Oil-pressure gauge goes nuts on Suburban.

[pethier at comcast.net]

Whatever the cause, it healed itself overnight in the cold garage.  This morning it acted completely normal.  Drove the truck three times today for considerable distances and all the gauges acted as expected.

Maybe the brownies came and repaired it.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "old dirtbeard" <dirtbeard at pacbell.net>
> To: pethier at comcast.net, shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 9:59:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Oil-pressure gauge goes nuts on Suburban.
> Hi Phil,
> 
> 
> Just a guess, but perhaps the viscosity of the oil at 11 above was
> thick enough to jam the sender unit wide open and now it is stuck
> there. Maybe with heat and cycles it will free up again. Just a
> guess...
> 
> 
> best,
> 
> doug
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