oil pressure guage
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From: xenia oh
oil pressure guage
I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to working on my car. I do try however. I had my L82 rebuilt and now the oil pressure guage is pegged. Where do i look to find out if it is indeed attached correctly?
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Last edited by Paul L; May 31, 2011 at 08:53 AM.
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Pegged high ? If the wire to the sender falls off the gauge will peg high,or if the wire breaks it will peg high. In other words an open circuit between the sender and gauge will cause it to peg high.A bad sender can also cause the same problem.
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On my 80 and 81 models the sending unit (pictured above) is located at the top of the motor, behind the distributor. New ones can be had at just about any parts house. AutoZone furnished my last new one.
Check the wire connection at the sending unit,it may have fallen off and can't get back up !
Check the wire connection at the sending unit,it may have fallen off and can't get back up !
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The best thing to do is see if the sending unit wire is plugged in to the sender. If it is plugged in then unplug it and see if the gauge falls to zero. If this happens replace the sending unit. If this doesn't happen then you have an issue between the wire at the sender and the dash unit. But I'm betting you have either a wire off.. or a defective sending unit.
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