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Old May 11, 2004 | 02:12 AM
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Car: 1988 Pontiac Trans Am
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Guage Question

Ok...I had no idea where to put this because I have no clue what this guage means. Right above my Temperature guage there is another guage that says kPa on it. It has an image of a ... teapot ... guess that works. Anywho, what does this guage mean and what should it reside at?
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Old May 11, 2004 | 02:29 AM
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Car: '92 RS, '84 Z28
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Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.42
only thing i can think of would be oil pressure.
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Old May 11, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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It's the oil pressure gauge, and it's reading will vary depending on engine temperature and rpm.
A cold engine being revved up will give a higher reading than a warm engine idling.
It shouldn't go below about ¼ scale when hot idling, and may read &frac3/4; or more when cold.
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