Re: oil pressure

From: KARL MOLTZAN (kmoltzan@mymail.net)
Date: Mon Mar 09 1998 - 09:17:51 EST


On Mon, 09 Mar 1998 00:26:02 -0800 George Brian Ritchie
<gbr@pacifier.com> wrote:

>Howdy,
> I have a problem. Once my truck warms up to normal
operating temp. I
>get this problem with my oil pressure. The pressure is
fine while driving
>or giving it gas at an idle. The problem comes in when I
come to a stop or
>just sit there in park. The oil pressure gauge goes all
the way to the low
>peg, then it goes back up to normal it does this back and
forth. It is
>really sporatic. Sometimes it stays so low to the point
where I think it
>is
>not going to back up again so I get ready to shutdown the
engine,but then
>it
>goes back up again. This has just started to occur in the
past couple of
>days. While driving it stays fine. I checked the oil
level and it is the
>same as when I changed it. It's not eating oil. A friend
suggested that
>maybe my oil pump is getting ready to go. Could this be t

I had to replace the sensor on my 92 three years ago.It
is located on the back of the engine close to the dist.
I would change the sensor first.
 
                       Karl Moltzan
               92 CC 4X2 5.2L 4/5RT(stock cam)
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                     kmoltzan@mymail.net
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