<VV> low oil pressure?

MarK Durham 62vair at gmail.com
Sat May 9 18:25:09 EDT 2015


Ditto what Jim said. The oil oump is direct drive it either works or its
broke.  Replace the oil pressure sending unit. Most of them take a special
big socket.
Ask the parts guy. There are probably videos on u tube on the car too.
Mark
On May 9, 2015 11:46 AM, "Jim Becker via VirtualVairs" <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Not the filter.  If the problem comes and goes, it is probably a bad
> sending unit.
>
> Jim Becker
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Trey Bosson via VirtualVairs
> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 12:26 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject:  low oil pressure?
>
> recently but not always,the gauge on the dash,shows almost no readable oil
> pressure, oil level is at the full line. have driven it several miles with
> gauge showing this reading. engine sounds fine, at last oil change 2500
> miles ago Ididnot change the oil filter, could the filter be causing this
> false reading. its a 1986 305 v8 with probably 400,000 miles , would
> changing the oil filter remedy this,  trey bosson  wellsville ny   60 v8
> vair
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