Steve,
That's normal for the oil pressure to do that.
Welcome to the list Steve. What part of the country are you in?
Patrick O'Day
2000 Dak, 4 x 4, 4.7L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Owens" <sowens@emrt.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 4:11 PM
Subject: DML: Intros and a question
> Hi!
>
> Just joined the list a couple of days ago. My name is Steve Owens, and I
> just picked
> up my 2001 Dakota CC 4X4 on Saturday. I love this truck! I'd like to start
> out by thanking
> the list members for all their input. Reading the archives helped me learn
a
> number of things
> I probably wouldn't have otherwise (such as the pinging in the 4.7s).
>
> I also have an initial question: The truck has the 4.7, and I noticed the
> other day that,
> when the truck gets warm, the oil pressure drops from 3/4 scale on the
guage
> to 1/2
> at idle. When the truck gets rolling, the pressure goes back up to 3/4. It
> never goes
> below 1/2 scale reguardless of how long it sits idle. I talked to a Dodge
> service guy I
> trust, and he says this is normal, though he's never seen it go to 1/2
> scale. Has anyone
> else seen this behavior?
>
> Again, thanks!
>
>
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