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| PDXMike |
 Jul 11 2015, 12:17 PM
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Slowly Learning  Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 20-December 10 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 12,501 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
I was creeping along in traffic the other day, about 89 degrees out, when my oil light started to flicker on whenever I dropped the RPM's a bit when engaging the clutch. I've always been able to make this happen if I REALLY lugged the engine down, just about stalling it, but this was unusual. It started to get the point when letting the RPM's anywhere below idle (900 or so) the light would come on, and it would even blink a little at idle. Luckily I was at my destination so I just shut everything down. I checked the oil (which was fine) but the dipstick was so hot I could barely hold it even using a crumpled up paper towel. I towed the car home and let it cool down. When I started it up to pull it in the driveway everything was back to normal. The oil light turned off quickly after start-up and would even stay off for a second or two after I stalled out the engine. How bad is this? It could be something as simple as the oil pressure sender, right? It doesn't HAVE to be horrible, does it? Or should I be thinking about what kind of great upgrades I'll make during my rebuild? -Mike |
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PDXMike Is this the death knell? (Oil light on when hot) Jul 11 2015, 12:17 PM
The Cabinetmaker Do a compression and leak down test then report ba... Jul 11 2015, 12:35 PM
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Do a compression and leak down test then report b... Jul 11 2015, 12:45 PM maf914 I suggest you check your oil level before you do a... Jul 11 2015, 12:53 PM ConeDodger
I suggest you check your oil level before you do ... Jul 11 2015, 01:28 PM PDXMike Oil level is fine. I'm using conventional 10-... Jul 11 2015, 02:35 PM Dave_Darling The owner's manual says that it is normal for ... Jul 11 2015, 01:59 PM PDXMike Can I get the oil pressure switch off with a deep ... Jul 11 2015, 02:33 PM Cj Honeycutt Oil pressure switches get tired from pressure and ... Jul 11 2015, 02:51 PM Ian Stott I really think you should change your oil and use ... Jul 11 2015, 03:10 PM injunmort 10-30 is too thin for those temps change your oil ... Jul 11 2015, 03:53 PM gfg3
10-30 is too thin for those temps change your oil... Jul 11 2015, 04:21 PM Chris H.
10-30 is too thin for those temps change your oil... Jul 11 2015, 04:36 PM RobW +1 on 20-50.
How hot is your motor running? Jul 11 2015, 04:45 PM Cj Honeycutt Thermostat working ? Flaps/Doors all the way open ... Jul 11 2015, 05:59 PM Elliot Cannon Oil is waaaay too thin. Jul 11 2015, 06:29 PM 76-914 The dip stick was extremely hot? Any discoloration... Jul 11 2015, 06:51 PM Jake Raby Oil is getting too hot for it's viscosity rang... Jul 11 2015, 07:38 PM PDXMike Cooling flaps are open. Dip stick is not discolore... Jul 11 2015, 08:38 PM cpavlenko I was told to use Chevron Delo 15/40 for summer an... Jul 15 2015, 10:23 AM Elliot Cannon
I was told to use Chevron Delo 15/40 for summer a... Jul 15 2015, 02:06 PM cary I live in PDX with 4 air cooled cars. I use Brad P... Jul 15 2015, 06:08 PM rick 918-S I had a similar thing happen to my 928 engine in t... Jul 15 2015, 06:49 PM  |
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