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Old Apr 8, 2019 | 04:25 PM
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I recently changed my valve seals and pulled my intake to clean everything got it all back together and no oil pressure needle never even moved on start up. checked oil level on the stick and seemed to be pullling oil just want to make sure its ok to run for a while if its just a bad sending unit.
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Put a mechanical gauge on it.
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recommend any adapters that i could order.
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Old Apr 8, 2019 | 05:38 PM
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I mean temporarily, like a few minutes, to see if yours is bad, not to install.
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Maybe the connector came off the oil pressure sender at the rear of the block, just behind the intake manifold?
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Originally Posted by sdmarsh60
I recently changed my valve seals and pulled my intake to clean everything got it all back together and no oil pressure needle never even moved on start up. checked oil level on the stick and seemed to be pullling oil just want to make sure its ok to run for a while if its just a bad sending unit.
Either the wire got disconnected from the sender or the oil pressure sender is defective.
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