My ol'man had the same prob w/ his ferd.. We replaced the oil pump, gauge,
and sending unit. but it didn't fix it. the motor ran great but the problem
was the bearings on the crank.
hop.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 1:59 PM
Subject: DML: RE: Ram Question - Oil Pressure
> The guess is sending unit but have it checked out to make sure pump is ok.
> You are absolutely right worrying about the engine. Have it checked soon
to
> verify it's not the pump.
>
> Ron
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of A. S.
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:17 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Ram Question - Oil Pressure
>
>
> Ok, got a problem with the Ram my cousin and I bought for a trenching
> business. The oil pressure gauge is going wacky. The pressure will drop
> for no apparent reason. It started by dropping on acceleration, then
> picking back up. Now it will all the sudden drop at any moment while at
> cruising speeds. Been doing this for about a week. It's never knocked or
> lost power. Could this just be the gauge...or perhaps faulty signal from
> the sending unit? Should we take this in to have it checked or is there a
> way to check it ourselves? We don't want to ruin a good engine if it's
the
> oil pump. Oh, the truck is a 96 Ram 2500 360 5-sp. 4x4 (80,000 miles)
> Thanks
> --Aaron--
> 95 DSRC 4x4 V6
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