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Old May 5, 2002 | 11:31 PM
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Oil pressure dropped....

Well, i went to work friday morning and i noticed that my oil pressure gauge was reading about 29 while cruising at about 60mph.... normally its about 55 or better at 60mph. So now, no matter what i cant get more than 30psi except when i first start the car and its cold, i get maybe 35. What does this mean? Time to start building the 383? or maybe just the gauge?
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Old May 5, 2002 | 11:34 PM
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Oh yeah, i forgot... oil pressure was fine thursday night when i got home and parked the car.
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Old May 6, 2002 | 10:54 AM
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My car did that back when I had all of the stock gauges in it. I had just replaced the motor so i knew it could not be dropping pressure. Anyway, it turned out that it was just the sending unit in the block. I replaced that and the problem was solved.

Tim
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Old May 6, 2002 | 11:31 AM
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Cool, maybe thats what it is... Ill try it out and see.
Thanks
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Old May 6, 2002 | 11:42 AM
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that happened to me a few months ago and come to find out, the mains on the crank were terrible!
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