What about 110 mph NX passes at the track, or 150 mph passes down the fwy? :^)
Sam
www.socaldakota.com
619-274-1292
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> From: "Tony Cellana" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com>
> Date: 2004/01/14 Wed AM 09:59:47 EST
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Subject: DML: Re: Oil Pressure Problem
>
>
> 3000 miles is a good number. It sounds like you are using non synthetic,
> and doing short trip driving where the motor doesn't get a chance to get
> fully up to temp. This often leads to sludge issues.
>
> If this is the case, once a week or so, take it out where you can run it for
> a 30 minute interval all at once. It is all the 5 minute trips around the
> corner that will sludge you up.
>
> TonyC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Mingle <bsm11@cornell.edu>
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>;
> dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:20 AM
> Subject: DML: Oil Pressure Problem
>
>
> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> >Yesterday on my way to work, I lost all oil pressure. It was running
> >between 40 and the pegged mark on the gauge. I took the truck back to the
> >dealership where I purchased it, it was on my way to work, and they said I
> >had sludge on the bottom of the oil pan, and it was clogging the oil sender
> >in the bottom of the pan. Sounds like a reasonable thing to me. My question
> >is; what causes this? and how can I prevent it from happening in the
> >future? Should I change the oil sooner than every 3,000 miles, like I am
> >doing now? Is there another explanation as to why I had such a build up?
> >
> >Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Brian S. Mingle
> >1998 Dakota Club Cab Sport 4x4
> >5.2 Magnum V8
> >Emerald Green Pearl
> >
> >
>
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