oil pressure ?
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oil pressure ?
o.k. i need some help with this one guy's. I've got an 88 full size with a 351, just got it yesterday. the idle was set at about 1000 in gear, so I turned it down to around 800 in gear. Now when it's at idle in gear i have no oil pressure. If I put it in neutral it comes up to about a quarter of the way on the guage, drop it back in gear and the guage drops to nothing. before I brought the idle down the oil pressure was fine. It only does this after it warms up. Did I set the idle too low by chance? by the way I forgot to mention that it's an automatic.
thank's in advance,
scott
thank's in advance,
scott
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oil pressure ?
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 09-Feb-02 AT 10:23 PM (EST)]Put a mechanical gauge on it and check to see EXACTLY what the pressure is running at.
It will drop if the crankshaft & Camshaft Bearings are
wearing out.
You can try a heavier oil like 20-50 or go to a straight weight oil.
You can try removing the sending unit to see if there is a small piece of engine sludge blocking the hole in it.
Other than check for exact pressure at different RPM's & re-building
the engine, That's all you can do for now.
Dennis
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It will drop if the crankshaft & Camshaft Bearings are
wearing out.
You can try a heavier oil like 20-50 or go to a straight weight oil.
You can try removing the sending unit to see if there is a small piece of engine sludge blocking the hole in it.
Other than check for exact pressure at different RPM's & re-building
the engine, That's all you can do for now.
Dennis
Please Don't Ask Me Any Tough Questions As:
"I'm Saving My Memory For When I Develop Alzheimer's"
78 F-150 429CJ,Silver
w/Explorer Pkge.
641/2-Mustang 260,Pre-World's Fair Car.
64-Fairlane500 S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang 289-Sunlit Gold 80,892Mi
78-Buick LeSabre 403 4V
84 Volvo DL Wagon
