<VV> To gauge oil pressure or not

[Frank DuVal]

15 psi would light very often in a used engine when it is hot. I have 
had some that would light the light with the stock sender when really 
hot at idle. Ran fine.

The gage does give warning to those that watch them, but statictically 
that is a lot of gage watching for a rare failure. How many bottom ends 
have you seen wiped out from low oil pressure and not just a long life? 
There is the chicken and the egg thing also, where the low oil pressure 
is caused by worn bottom end parts, not bottom end parts worn by sudden 
loss of oil pressure. So the engine was toast anyway. You just got it to 
the side of the road quicker. Now if you leave the oil plug out, you 
will get the light about the same instant that the gage drops to 0 Psi.  
Hopefully you are looking at that instant.

The average person ( and that is not anyone here!!!) driving has no clue 
what oil pressure is proper, so lights are much better for warning them. 
Now, if we could just get the average driver to realize the RED light 
warning means STOP and not "I'll ask what it means at the next service 
appointment" !

Frank DuVal

Dennis PLEAU wrote:

>True but you are flying blind.  At highway speeds by time the light goes on you probably need a new bottom end.  The race shops, Summit and Jegs sell a replacement switch with a 15 lb trip point.  I would give enough warning to shut it down, but it would probably turn on the light at idle when hot.  That wouldn't bother me because I understand what is going in, but having the oil pressure light on at any time may bother others.
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