I had the oil sending unit blow on a '61 Chebby that I had once...oh the
memories......
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Don Rey
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:37 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Oil leak solved: unlikely culprit
So I've had a slow leak (by slow I mean 4 quarts over 3000 miles) ever
since I bought my 89 Dak. I could never figure out where it was coming
from, but it didn't bother me terribly. I replaced the valve cover
gaskets... no improvement... I feared it was the rear main seal. Well,
Friday the leak decided to let loose on me. I lost at least three
quarts in the 50 miles I drove that day (I re-filled once). I parked
and watched it drip from the back of the engine consistently. So I
took out the FSM & Haynes to see how hard it would be to change the
rear main... although the leak seemed too high for that. Looking from
the top instead, I found lots of oil around the oil pressure sending
unit... so I pulled the electrical connector. Oil poured out! I
replaced the sending unit and my long-time leak is now gone. Has
anyone seen the sending unit lose an internal seal before? I expected
to find the unit losely screwed in, but it was torqued tight with a
good seal at the threads.
Btw, was anyone on the list driving north 395 towards Norwich, CT
Saturday? I was pulling a trailer and bed full of furniture, and
someone passing me gave me a big grin and a thumbs up, and then
pointed at my engine compartment. Its only a V6, but since the muffler
fell off last year it sounds impressive... or at least noisy.
Don
89 Dakota Convertible 4x4
74 Dart Sport 340
CT
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