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Old 08-29-2003, 01:06 AM
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Boat you see that shiny thing sticking out of the steering column? You gotta turn it to make the engine go into the "running" motion.
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Is that in PSI?
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What is this oil pressure you talk of?
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about the IQ thing.. anyway..
Count yourself lucky... alteast when you stop at a light or a stop sign it doesnt go to Zero and **** and moan at you to 'check oil pressure'
which I still havnt gotten fix... I assume mine is the oil pressure relief valve (spring in a metering block) and the spring is shot..
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You definitely have some kind of problem there.... hopefully just electrical but possibly also an oil pressure problem.

Obvious reasons for an electrical problem - bad battery, bad alternator, bad ground somewhere.. Check for loose battery terminals, and also the alternator ground.

When voltage is low, some gages go crazy - does the speedo fluctuate a little when the car is stopped and idling?

Your oil pressure reading is in PSI btw. According to GM, it should be around 60PSI @ 2000 RPM. Many high-milage 3800'* run with very low oil pressure, and lots of times that'* what kills them.

Did those two problems start at the same time? if they did, it'd be a good sign that it'* just an electrical issue. Actually it looks like your alternator isn't charging at all and you're running on the battery alone. For how long has it been running like that?
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Default Re: What is wrong with this picture?

Originally Posted by Burgundy_Boat
What is wrong with this picture?
Oh, that'* easy: It'* not an SSEi.

Hey, you're welcome...
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Well after taking a second look - it'* missing the measurement units on all of the gages no "volts", "psi".... nice work


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