My 01 been doing it since new-nothing to worry about...so far.
Brent
01 dak 4.7
>From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: 4.7L oil pressure??????
>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:04:37 -0600
>
>Ok, I got real nervous this morning because the guage in my truck ventured
>to the left side of the mid/40 mark for the first time! Conditions were
>this: 2000 4.7L,12,157 miles,valvoline all-climate 5W-30 oil,50* ambient
>temp, truck had been started cold, allowed to idle till temperature got up,
>driven 6-7 miles then stopped and left it idling for approx. 30 min. while
>I
>was fixing my buddy's car('97 30th anniversary Camaro
>SS-LT1,4L60E,3.73/eaton posi,mass-air,headers,custom exhaust,power
>programmer,etc. Dak content: I'm driving it for a few days while I'm
>working
>on my truck!!). I got back in the truck, and the needle was just barely to
>the left enough to see the middle mark. Is this something to be worried
>about? Do any other 4.7L owners experience this? It worries me since it's
>never done it before, even under identical conditions? I've never let the
>RPM's get high at all while it is cold, which could be a cause of excess
>wear, so I didn't think that would be a cause. The truck has always held
>about 60-90 lbs of pressure. With the a/c compressor running(idled up), it
>never falls below about 60 at an idle. While going down the road, it will
>hold approx 90 lbs easy. I've always felt pretty good about the pressure it
>held until this happened.
>
>Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
>'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
>http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
>
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