Did you re-adjust the rockers after you drove the truck for a little bit?
Usually that's part of the process......at least on a ford v8 anyway........
Might want to take a glance back at those instructions to make sure. Hope
this helps.
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Ken Allgood"" <kenallgood@cox.net> wrote in message news:000701c2eda0$d41ff690$6501a8c0@ken... > > Hey guys, I'm wondering if a rocker that isn't tightened down quite enough > will cause lose of oil. I've put about 220 miles on my truck since > Saturday. First, Sunday evening, after about 115 miles or thereabouts, I > was pulling into a parking spot, and noticed my check gauges light came on. > Look at my gauges and my oil pressure is on the very bottom of normal > reading. I wait a little bit, come back and check my oil, and barely get > any oil on the dipstick (that I can see anyway). So I get another 3 qts > into the system. Drove it about 50 miles today, and seems it's low again. > Also, I'm noticing that once the engine warms up, it tends to vibrate a > little bit (also my check engine light has come on). I believe that's a > sympton of a rocker being a tad loose too isn't it? > > Another weird thing. Driving home, sitting at a stoplight, I notice my oil > pressure dropped, and Check Gauges Light came on, then it came back up and > light went off. Got home, checked the oil and it's well into the SAFE > area... Thoughts??? > > Ken Allgood > 97 CC SLT 5.2L > >
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