RE: Oil pressure

[Brian Schlump <brianjan_64@xxxxxxx>]

Wayne,
If both the water temp and oil pressure gauges are reading improperly, 
possibly the problem is a bad voltage regulator on the backside of the 
dash.   It's a small, rectangular, silver box and supplies a reduced 
voltage to these gauges....Brian

Wayne Huseby wrote:
> 
> Well the car is out of the shop with compartment and engine (318) now 
> painted. The oil guage was working properly before my mechanic got into 
> it. Now with a new oil pump when first started and the engine is cold 
> the temp guage is reading very high. After about 10 minutes of running 
> and of course not watching the guage, the guage read as if no pressure 
> and the needle would not move one little bit. 
> Is it possible a short somewhere or just start with a new sending unit? 
> The mechanic did comment that when he first started it cold there was no 
> 
> guage pressure and assumed that the guage did not work before.
> 
> Wayne Huseby
> 64 polara 500 2dr ht



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