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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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From: TORRANCE
Car: 75 SHORTBED
Engine: 350
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: stock
oil gauge reads zero

anyone else expierience this? there is no possible way the motor could be running this long with zero oil presure... i mean at start up it reads normal...then after it warms up it drops to zero..

is that a normal problem?
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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Car: 86 Corvette, 89 IROC, 1999 TA
Engine: 350, 350, LS1
Transmission: 700r4, 700r4, T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.07, 373, 4.10
Re: oil gauge reads zero

verify with a good mechanical gauge, could just be a bad sending unit..
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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Car: 81z-28,89gta,91z-28 03 1500
Engine: 355,L98vette tpi,327
Transmission: TH350/700R4/700r4/4l80E
Axle/Gears: 3;73/3;27/2;73/3;73
Re: oil gauge reads zero

Originally Posted by 89RsPower!
verify with a good mechanical gauge, could just be a bad sending unit..
exactly,more than likely it is just a bad sending unit.
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