I have the same truck you have with 95000 miles on it and you discribed
perfectly what my gauges do.I can tell you this is normal.My previous 92 had
180000 on it until a guy in a Hyundai totaled it.It to did this and the only
thing I can tell you is that oil pressure changes with barometric
pressure.On rainy or high humidity days it will be higher.As far as your
temp this is normal and I don't agree with the 180 thermostat unless you are
running a chip and it is pinging.The only time I ever see the temp rise is
when I am idling in traffic with the AC on.STAY AWAY from synthetic oil with
this motor it will piss out your oil pan gasket and is not worth it.Hope
this eases your mind.
>From: Dan Kramarsky <dkramarsky68@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: DML: Oil and Temp gauges on '92 -'93
>Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:04:03 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>the oil guage seems to be on the low side on my '92 318.
>i use 10w-30 from Shell most of the time. does anyone
>know where the guage should be. like 12 noon or 11 o'clock or what.
>
>the level is fine.
>
>
>also the temp guage shows real low. theres the "C" printed on it and next
>to it a tick mark, then about 1/32" away another tick. thats where
>my temp needle sits all the time. i guess this is lowest point in
>'operating range' on the guage but it seems strange to me. it barely
>gets higher then this even after 45 minute drive to work. the only
>time i saw it move a little higher is when I was waiting at drive-thru
>restuarant for like 15 minutes just to get my order. even then it just
>rose
>about 1/8" above that second tick mark.
>
>anyone seen this. is it my sensor or the guage or is the engine really
>that
>cold?
>
>
>-dan
>
>
>=====
>Dan K.
>'92 Grey Dak CC, 318, 4x2, 46RH, 3.90 rear, 235/75R15, PS, PW, PB, Cruise,
>AC, & 110,000mi. mods: home-made cold air induction.
>
>future: M-1, Mopar PCM, Autolite 3924, 180* stat, trans-go shift kit,
>3" Gibson swept, underdrive pulleys, and re-locating IAT sensor. and a
>soft tonneau cover
>
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