high oil pressure
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high oil pressure
I just got my 1977 f-250 started after about 9 months of being proclaimed dead. Unfortunatly my oil pressure gage reads that it is running at a higher pressure than normal. What should i do? what could be wrong?
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Well after sittin for 9 months..I would change the Oil to see were your really at....I think I wouldrun a detergent Oil thru it for about a week or so..drain it and go with a new filter and fresh Oil an see were your at..
And take it from there...and it might be you just dont remember exactly where the gage sat at before?
Russ
And take it from there...and it might be you just dont remember exactly where the gage sat at before?
Russ
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is it high all the time, after the engine reaches temp for a while? mine shows 80 when you first fire it up and will stay that way for quite a while, a big block has alot of iron the heat up, after its good and hot its 30 at idle and 50 driving and thats with a 140,000 miles on it
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Originally Posted by SasquatchF-250
I just got my 1977 f-250 started after about 9 months of being proclaimed dead. Unfortunatly my oil pressure gage reads that it is running at a higher pressure than normal. What should i do? what could be wrong?
thanks
thanks
If you don't already have an aftermarket gauge installed, it's time. Post some numbers and we'll tell you if it's anything to worry about.
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Thanks for the input i will try detergent oil...any particular brand good? The truck does have recent gages...with in the past 4 years...from what i can remember it idled at about 40 but now its about 70
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I had the opposite problem with my gauge reading no oil pressure while I was driving. After pulling over and recovering from a major heart attack 
I found that oil had contaminated the electrical contacts on the gauge (dirt and corrosion can do the same thing). I cleaned it up and it worked fine. Away I went. Other than that it could also be a bad gauge. When in doubt, throw it out.
I believe that any truck that has been sitting idle for more than three months should have it's oil and filter replaced before start-up. It is cheap insurance. When I need to clean sludge out of my engines I put in a quart of Gunk's engine cleaner and follow the directions. It gets the gook out of the oil galleries, rocker arm shafts, crank journals, etc.
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I found that oil had contaminated the electrical contacts on the gauge (dirt and corrosion can do the same thing). I cleaned it up and it worked fine. Away I went. Other than that it could also be a bad gauge. When in doubt, throw it out.I believe that any truck that has been sitting idle for more than three months should have it's oil and filter replaced before start-up. It is cheap insurance. When I need to clean sludge out of my engines I put in a quart of Gunk's engine cleaner and follow the directions. It gets the gook out of the oil galleries, rocker arm shafts, crank journals, etc.
-1bigsteve (o: