Can you put a direct reading gage on it to see what kind of pressure you
have. My '95 does the same thing. the needle is to the far right on the
gage. I put an aftermarket gage in , and showed my pressure to be normal.
Usually 50-60 psi.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gifford" <jim@giffords.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 2:24 AM
Subject: DML: oil pressure oddities (GenII)
> My 93 Dakota (318 with almost 95,000 miles) has had what I would
> consider to be "high" oil pressure since I got it (at about 93,000
> miles). Sometimes, the pressure guage needle is just one needle
> width from the top of the "normal" range, but most times it is
> about 2 to 3 needle widths. I don't know if this is safe and
> normal. This is the first vehicle I've ever had with oil pressure
> that high.
>
> I've also had about 4 occurances of the oil pressure dropping to
> 0, and the oil light coming on. Each occurance was after heavy
> braking (not heavy enough to lock up though). Should I be worried?
> Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening? With
> the short yellow lights around here (marietta, ga), heavy braking
> is often required. :(
>
> Thanks in advance,
> jim
>
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