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Subject:Oil pressure gauge
From:Jim Morgan
Date:Mon, 31 May 2004 20:15:47 EDT

Good evening All. Happy Holiday and to ALL veterans, Thank you!

Now to The point. What brand oil pressure gauge does the collective wisdom
recommend? I have decide to go mechanical only out of the left side of the
engine. I have an oil pressure warning light is driving me crazy. I am going to cut
to the chase and go with a gauge and be done with it.  I have the right oil,
filter, proper sender in the proper position, cleaned and run new wire from
the senders and have spent a weekend trying to track it down. Enough is enough
I have 85lbs stone cold on start up and 30 lbs on operating temp (at idle)
and at 2k it is 45lbs warm and it has been verified by 2 different gauge sets.
This engine is a "donor" out of a 87gl that had front end damage but ran
strong. I am using this till I rebuild my 2.1 . The sad thing is that this engine
runs better,quiter ect than my original one.

All pearls of wisdom are welcome.

Jim Morgan 86 Gl
210,000.0 "bread box"
Westlake,Ohio
jm060356@aol.com

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