[DeTomaso] OIL PRESSURE ISSUE

Mon Jun 25 10:30:38 EDT 2012

Sounds like a failed sending unit to me ( $11.00 at AutoZone ), it just
happened to me too.

Michael

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 10:20 AM, clewis at dmn.net <clewis at dmn.net> wrote:

> Here are the issues:
>
> Brand new rebuild on engine.  Engine had 16 dyno pulls, zero issues.  The
> engine has a hydraulic roller valve train.
>
> Driving home I am checking the gauges and my Autometer, Electric, 0-100PSI
> Oil Pressure Gauge, Model 6153, is showing ZERO pressure reading.  I
> continue to drive another 2-3 miles and then I pull over and
> shut down.
>
> I called a flatbed and got towed home.  Put the car in the garage.
>
> The oil is full.
>
>
> Engine HAS NOT seized.
>
> After getting it home have fired it briefly two or three times and it
> fires up right away.  Because it fires up right away I do not suspect a
> broken distributor gear or sheared distributor gear pin.  It is
> not making excessive noise like the lifters are collpased due to no oil
> pressure.
>
>
> What else besides a failed gauge would exhibit these symptoms?  I will be
> checking oil pressure today by attaching a mechanical gauge, but if I do
> not get pressure during this test what else should I be
> looking for?
>
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