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| Cameron Jones (Crazy71)
Registered Member Username: Crazy71 Post Number: 76 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 72.49.253.33 Rating: N/A |
Hello all. I just remembered a term I have read here but forgot to ask what it meant. Oil pressure gauge tick. I have heard mention of being able to tell when an 8v-71 is low on oil by watching the pressure gauge. What does it do to tell you? Thanks. | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 711 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.3.169.171 Rating: N/A |
Gauge tick is when the gauge makes small sudden movements and then quickly back to it's original position. Example: gauge reads 40 PSI, then suddenly drops to 35 PSI then quickly comes back to 40 PSI. Supposedly, the quick drop and return was when there was not enough oil in the pump to maintain pressure. You are much better off checking the dipstick every time before you start the engine. Jack | ||
| George M. Todd (George_mc6)
Registered Member Username: George_mc6 Post Number: 345 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 207.231.75.253 Rating: N/A |
If all of your gauges "tick," except the ammeter, it is an electrical problem. Some busses, and a lot of older cars, have a gauge regulator. When it starts to fail, all of the gauges will jump. Loose connections on voltage regulators will cause the same problem on vehicles without gauge regulators. G | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1158 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.66.16.217 Rating: |
Those who use their oil pressure gauge to make a decision about oil level... will be selling a glider conversion shortly... Like Jack said, check your dipstick. Every day. What if you find it way overfilled? Ever wonder where the fuel goes when the injector system suffers a failure? back to selling a glider... How do these crazy things get started? happy coaching! buswarrior (Message edited by buswarrior on January 14, 2008) | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 200 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 66.90.229.22 Rating: N/A |
Over the years there have been many discussions on WHEN to check the oil level, before start , after running , waiting after shutdown, ect. I prefer to shut down the engine , wait 5 min and fill to the FULL line. No gage bounce. FF | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 838 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.48.5 Rating: N/A |
If there was not enough oil for the pump, man....you need to add a LOT of oil to fill it back up. One of those low oil sensors that are on some cars now would be nice to have for a sudden loss like an oil line or filter gasket blow out. Usually you would see the smoke in your rear view mirrors, but maybe in cold weather at night you might miss it. I hope everyone's low oil pressure light is working. |
