<VV> Frank Asks Re: Subject: Re: Float drop question

[Jack Kean]

My guess here is that Stephen was stating that he did not have an oil 
pressure cut-off switch installed for his electric fuel pump. He has a 
late model.

jack kean

ScottyGrover at aol.com wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 7/25/2008 7:30:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> FrankCB at aol.com writes:
>
> Stephen,
> While I don't have info on the "early" (1964  and  earlier) Corvairs, ALL 
> later models (1965-69) have an oil  pressure switch that  turns on a red 
> light 
> on the dash to warn of low  or NO oil pressure.  It's  hard for me to believe 
> that ANY car  in the past 50+ hears does NOT have  this kind of switch 
> installed 
> to  warn the driver of lack of oil pressure so  he can shut down the engine  
> before it is destroyed.
> Check your wiring diagram.   What year is your  car?
> Regards,
> Frank  Burkhard  
>
>
>
> That oil pressure switch is set for so low a pressure (to avoid frightening  
> the driver in normal driving situations) that when it does come on, you've  
> messed up your engine by the time you can turn off the ignition switch. That's  
> why drivers who actually want to know what's going on install a pressure  
> gauge.
>  
> Scotty from Hollyweird
>
>
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