Is this normal?
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Tuned
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Is this normal?
http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy133/mustangking1/FE04069C-8C18-4C4D-9FBB-0D1B8AD4B6F7_zpsomlgrpfz.jpg
Hopefully the picture came through.
The engine is a 1978 460 stock everything. 83k original miles.
Why would the oil pressure be running high?
Hopefully the picture came through.
The engine is a 1978 460 stock everything. 83k original miles.
Why would the oil pressure be running high?
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From: Sedro-Woolley, WA
These old gauges are notoriously inaccurate.
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When did you snap the pic? right after you started it? or after it reached operating temp?
If right after you started it that's "normal" to read high, then the gauge settles down after the motor reaches operating temp and the oil thins out.
But as the others have stated the factory gauges readings are pretty meaningless, they don't correlate to any real numbers, for that you'll need to install a mechanical gauge.
If right after you started it that's "normal" to read high, then the gauge settles down after the motor reaches operating temp and the oil thins out.
But as the others have stated the factory gauges readings are pretty meaningless, they don't correlate to any real numbers, for that you'll need to install a mechanical gauge.
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