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oil gauge

Posted: 3/3/04 7:01pm Message 1 of 6
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Oxford, NC - USA
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Vette(s): 1969 Corvette Coupe 1977 Corvette Coupe
My oil gauge is registering 80 pounds when the motor is off. Could it be the guage or the sending unit? What would you check first? |headscratch|


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oil gauge

Posted: 3/3/04 8:47pm Message 2 of 6
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CONCORD, MA - USA
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Vette(s): 78 Silver Anniversary (2 Tone) L82 auto loaded
Thats OK my tach reads 1200 rpm with the key off.
The question is does it read right when it is running?
Steve |wavey|


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Posted: 3/4/04 4:13am Message 3 of 6
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KERNERSVILLE, NC - USA
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Vette(s): 1968 L-71 convertible
what year is the car? What does it read with the switch on, engine not running? If it goes to zero when you turn on the switch, and registers when you start up, you should be fine. Your 69 shouldn't do that though, it's a mechanical gauge.


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Posted: 3/4/04 6:16am Message 4 of 6
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Oxford, NC - USA
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Vette(s): 1969 Corvette Coupe 1977 Corvette Coupe
Dave,
This problem is on my '77. The gauge stays constant on 80 pounds, car on or off. This gauge is not like the one on my '69. This gauge is electrical and either it is the sending unit or the gauge, but how can I check which one? The sending unit would be the easiest to change, but how do you know it is not the gauge. Thanks for your reply and help! |thumb|


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Posted: 3/4/04 8:05am Message 5 of 6
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 C3 Red, T-Tops, Black Interior. All I need is time and money! Getting there!
Unplug the wire to the sending unit with the key on and look at the gauge. Then ground the wire, and look at the gauge. One way it should read max, the other way should read 0. If it does that, the sending unit is bad. If it always stays at 80, the gauge or wiring is bad. (reading high all the time the wire could be shorted).

Ken Styer


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Posted: 3/4/04 11:48am Message 6 of 6
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Vette(s): 1969 Corvette Coupe 1977 Corvette Coupe
Ken,
Thanks for the reply. I'll try that tonight. |wavey|


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