Bill, who cares if it was a scam. It must have been worth every cent to see
the kids looking for an oil filter. Harry
----- Original Message -----
From: William Schickling <wschick1@twcny.rr.com>
To: Durwood B. Darbin <dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 7:12 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] NO OIL PRESSURE! HELP
> Durwood,
>
> One thing I found this fall from the local "Express Lube" place was they
> have extra light oil that they will push through the engine to clean out
> some sludge. I usually change my own oil but at only a buck a quart to run
> through the engine, it seemed like a deal so I did it. They let me watch
> what came out when they did it. It was disgusting.
>
> They drained the oil and then pumped a couple quarts through. When it
> started to run fairly clear they let it drain some more and then filled
the
> engine with new oil.
>
> I don't know if it really did any good, but my oil pressure is better and
> the engine runs like a sewing machine again.
>
> I have a 1940 216 with no remote oil filter. The kids at the oil change
> place freaked when they couldn't find a filter. :)
>
> Unless someone comes back and says this is total bunk and I fell for the
> biggest scam in the industry. What can I say I am gullible. :) I plan on
> doing this for the next couple of oil changes.
>
> Bill Schickling
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Durwood B. Darbin
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 7:30 PM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] NO OIL PRESSURE! HELP
>
>
> Hello list,
>
> I was driving my truck today and the oil pressure gage would go from 30
PSI
> to 'ZERO PSI' and back up to peg out the 30 PSI side then go back to ZERO
> and then 30 and on and on and on. I have a 235 high pressure system ,60
> PSI,. I talked to a garage and they said that they would drop the oil pan
> and clean out the 'sump?' for $160. That means that I will get a bill for
> over $300 because they will find something else wrong.
>
> My question to the list - What can I do to check out the oil pump? I
opened
> the oil filter container and started the engine and no oil squirted out so
> that tells me that there isn't any oil coming out of the engine. Could
the
> 'sump' be clogged? Can I clean it by forcing oil backward through the
pump?
> What to do?
>
> Please help -- I can feel the DTs coming already.
>
>
> Durwood
> 51 Chevy 1/2 ton Deluxe 5 window
>
>
>
>
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