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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:20:42 -0500
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net, dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
From: Brian Mingle <bsm11@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Oil Pressure Problem
In-Reply-To: <BC2AC153.1304%ghedlin@theramp.net>
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You guys must have very understanding wives! My wife won't let me do
anything to my truck. She says it's not practical. I think I should tie her
to the couch, and make her watch a Home Improvement marathon. Maybe then
she'd understand men, and what makes them tick. ha ha ha
Brian
At 10:50 AM 1/14/2004, Gary Hedlin wrote:
>I'd love to see the look on the cop's face when you use "I have to go 150mph
>or my oil will sludge up" as an excuse :P
>
>
>--
>Gary Hedlin
>
>
>
>On 1/14/04 9:41 AM, in article
>20040114153921.KIWL27510.fed1mtao02.cox.net@smtp.west.cox.net, "srp@cox.net"
><srp@cox.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > What about 110 mph NX passes at the track, or 150 mph passes down the fwy?
> > :^)
> >
> > Sam
> > www.socaldakota.com
> > 619-274-1292
> >
> >
> >>
> >> 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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