Re: 99 Dak Seats & Oil Pressure

From: Thomas Wood (twood1@pheaa.org)
Date: Fri Dec 04 1998 - 16:10:04 EST


When I switched my v6 over to mobil 1 this last oil change I also noticed
the big difference in oil pressure. Mine is exactly where yours is at.

At 10:50 AM 12/4/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Howdy,
>
>First, thanks to all who replied to my questions on catback systems and
>synth oil. Mobil 1 is now in the crankcase and a Gibson 3" single catback
>is getting installed Monday. What a great group.
>
>Now then, a couple more questions as a Dak Newbie...
>
>1. I took a 100 mi drive yesterday (longest so far), and found the
> "lump" on the left edge of the drivers seat (60/40 bench)" annoying
> under my leg. I'm not a little tiny guy, and it seems like the seat
> is a bit narrow. Anybody else have this problem? Are the bucket
> seats any different? Anybody have luck with an upholsterer modifying
> the shape?
>
>2. Since I changed the oil to synth, I noticed the oil pressure guage now
> seems to move more than it did (could just be discovery mode, too).
> Where is "normal" on a 5.2? When warm at idle, it's about halfway between
> the low line and the mid line. Under load it's about halfway between the
> mid line and the high line. Any wisdom here?
>
>Thanks and cheers,
>fish
>
>
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> David Fishman, San Jose, CA
> fish@ihot.com
>
> 97 BMW R1100RT
> 99 Dodge Dakota SLT+ 5.2l 4x4
>
> "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
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