I had a problem. I heard the problem before I even looked at the gauge.
I lost power, and engine started rattling; uh oh, what's wrong I
thought. Then I looked at the gauges and the oil pressure gauge was
already showing that the pressure was gone.
Now if I had been watching the gauge the entire time, I might have
noticed it before I heard/felt it. Then again, I might have had other
problems as I was driving in traffic.
I have the electric gauge. At this point, I have no inclination to
change it. I don't want the hot oil on my side of the firewall, or the
potential mess...
After the last thread on this I did have mine tested to make sure it
was correct.
I have a spare sender and gauge as well, just in case.
Just how much faster is the direct line? Are you going to be looking
at the gauge to notice the difference in time when it does drops?
The electric gauge was fast enough to answer the question when I
thought to ask it.
With my other engine, (the one that lost all pressure) the pressure
fluctuated from idle to running, cold to hot, and the gauge tracked it
close enough for my taste.
Some people have mentioned that the wiring may go though a stabilizer.
Mine does not and I did not modify it. The braided oil line goes to
the sender mounted on the block, the wire from there goes to the gauge
on my car.
With the engine I am running now, the pressure doesn't fluctuate except
if it is low on oil, so there isn't much to see anymore...
Just because BL stopped using the more expensive electric gauge doesn't
mean it was for quality issues. (Though it may have been, I have not
seen anything beyond speculation on that part...)
They also stopped using the duplex timing chain and gears...
On Mon, 20 May 2002 20:28:47 -0600, james wrote:
>IMO, part of my decision would be because of the slow reaction of the
>electric gauge. I have heard them referred to, more than once, as pressure
>indicators (yes/no) rather than gauges. It is hard to know, after 30 years
>what pressure you really have, versus what the electric gauge is telling
>you. Since it is an electrical signal, I would expect the condition of the
>wiring to/from the gauge to make a big difference in your reading.
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Andrew Lundgren
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