SUPER high oil gauge pressure - MAXED OUT
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SUPER high oil gauge pressure - MAXED OUT
There are a lot of threads with low pressure but not high. Anyways.
Its a 87 TII. BRAND NEW pressure sender. With the car still off and the key turned the on, the gauge automatically shoots passed 110psi. Could I be missing a ground? A black wire that bolts under the trailing coil and plugs into the harness near the pressure sender snapped, and I just replaced it with crimped grounds, but it doesn't have the same black cube for the ground. Does this make a difference?
Its a 87 TII. BRAND NEW pressure sender. With the car still off and the key turned the on, the gauge automatically shoots passed 110psi. Could I be missing a ground? A black wire that bolts under the trailing coil and plugs into the harness near the pressure sender snapped, and I just replaced it with crimped grounds, but it doesn't have the same black cube for the ground. Does this make a difference?
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There are a lot of threads with low pressure but not high. Anyways.
Its a 87 TII. BRAND NEW pressure sender. With the car still off and the key turned the on, the gauge automatically shoots passed 110psi. Could I be missing a ground? A black wire that bolts under the trailing coil and plugs into the harness near the pressure sender snapped, and I just replaced it with crimped grounds, but it doesn't have the same black cube for the ground. Does this make a difference?
Its a 87 TII. BRAND NEW pressure sender. With the car still off and the key turned the on, the gauge automatically shoots passed 110psi. Could I be missing a ground? A black wire that bolts under the trailing coil and plugs into the harness near the pressure sender snapped, and I just replaced it with crimped grounds, but it doesn't have the same black cube for the ground. Does this make a difference?
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If you're talking about the sending unit, the answer is yes.
The condenser is a nicety, not required for operation of the gauge.
Many RXs are running perfectly fine with the condenser dangling free or missing altogether.
Few- if any- aftermarket pressure gauges include a condenser in their circuits.
Many RXs are running perfectly fine with the condenser dangling free or missing altogether.
Few- if any- aftermarket pressure gauges include a condenser in their circuits.
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If you're talking about the sending unit, the answer is yes.
The condenser is a nicety, not required for operation of the gauge.
Many RXs are running perfectly fine with the condenser dangling free or missing altogether.
Few- if any- aftermarket pressure gauges include a condenser in their circuits.
The condenser is a nicety, not required for operation of the gauge.
Many RXs are running perfectly fine with the condenser dangling free or missing altogether.
Few- if any- aftermarket pressure gauges include a condenser in their circuits.
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It is the Condenser (capacitor) for the Oil Pressure Sender. It is needed to protect the oil pressure gauge from burning out in the event of sender failure, and for smoothing any erratic pluses from the sender. i'd recommend replacing that first
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what you have is a live wire from the condenser that is grounded or touching the block it then raised the gauge to the top and melts the plastic arm inside the gauge, remove the condenser,and either replace it or eliminate it and tape up the wire ,so it will not happen again,it usually gets pinched between the Bell housing and Block during an engine install,any way, then, remove your gauge cluster and replace the oil pressure gauge ,it has been Damaged the white plastic arm in the gauge is melted through........................................... ........FP
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what you have is a live wire from the condenser that is grounded or touching the block it then raised the gauge to the top and melts the plastic arm inside the gauge, remove the condenser,and either replace it or eliminate it and tape up the wire ,so it will not happen again,it usually gets pinched between the Bell housing and Block during an engine install,any way, then, remove your gauge cluster and replace the oil pressure gauge ,it has been Damaged the white plastic arm in the gauge is melted through........................................... ........FP
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