Oil pressure at idle
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From: Cleveland, OH
Oil pressure at idle I plan on sticking a mechanical gauge on it to see what the real pressure is, but on the stock gauge what is the first tick mark? Like halfway between 40 and 0? 20?
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From: Turnin' Wrenches Infractions: 005
40 is half. half of 0 and 40 is twenty. maybe i just dont understand the question.
i mean obviously my first response wasn't from the numbers written on the gauge
i mean obviously my first response wasn't from the numbers written on the gauge 
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Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Cleveland, OH
Thanks. Cold mine is 62, hot it's getting to be hovering around 20 at idle.
Time to try a longer filter, true mechanical gauge and cut open the existing filter. I had a finger nails worth of sludge on the magnetic drain plug last oil change; new motor has 6K on it. If I have a problem I want to find it now.
Time to try a longer filter, true mechanical gauge and cut open the existing filter. I had a finger nails worth of sludge on the magnetic drain plug last oil change; new motor has 6K on it. If I have a problem I want to find it now.
