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05-15-2024, 02:32 PM
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Oil Pressure Readings
85 with 350. Have the dual oil pressure sensors.
I swapped the motor/trans/body from a 2500 frame to a SWB 1500 frame. Oil pressure gauge worked prior. We fired up the motor after the swap and the gauge is all over the place. It jumps from 20 to 70 and back. It acts like a ground issue but not sure what could have changed there. Any ideas?
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1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far." |
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05-16-2024, 12:31 AM
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Re: Oil Pressure Readings
Wire damaged/smashed during engine xfer? Same for sender. Doesn't take much.
Same engine/sender/gauge/wiring harness combo? |
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05-16-2024, 05:28 PM
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Re: Oil Pressure Readings
All the same stuff. No damage to wires or senders
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1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far." |
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05-17-2024, 02:46 PM
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Re: Oil Pressure Readings
Is it physically possible for the oil pressure to jump and fluctuate by 50psi?
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05-17-2024, 07:18 PM
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Re: Oil Pressure Readings
What year truck was the engine swapped into?
Do you have the head to firewall ground hooked up?
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05-20-2024, 07:46 PM
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Re: Oil Pressure Readings
As said by 400/400
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And I would make sure your ground to the engine to frame is hooked and make sure there all grounds are cleaned. test the ground to make sure 100% not less. Coat the connection bolts to metal water dissipater but still lets an electric flow throw. The two grounding straps if to corroded when moved unbolted re-bolted make less then 100% connection or connection that come goes as it pleases. It will drive you nut looking it. Clean the wires or get a new wire. Test with a multimeter that you're getting 100% ground flow.
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 1977 REG cab Long Bed with a 1984 Front Clip, 82 305 .60 over 9.0.1 flat top pistons, 4bbl, TH350, w/84 SS-intake & cam , w/ 1977 big block rad, 1975 gear box, 1984 master w/ metric fittings top & SAE fitting @ portion block, 1975 3.42 gear open diff. Duel 77-87 Factory air cleaner, duel inlet from rad support . Down sized 9' to new 8' Steel flat bedWas a 77 454 w/308 gear. Taken out 550 lbs. up front with motor clip change. |
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05-20-2024, 07:56 PM
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Re: Oil Pressure Readings
Oh make sure your gauge cluster ground is good at the side of the cab body near the kick panel and dash or the column to the cab. There is a few grounds there on one bolt.
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1977 REG cab Long Bed with a 1984 Front Clip, 82 305 .60 over 9.0.1 flat top pistons, 4bbl, TH350, w/84 SS-intake & cam , w/ 1977 big block rad, 1975 gear box, 1984 master w/ metric fittings top & SAE fitting @ portion block, 1975 3.42 gear open diff. Duel 77-87 Factory air cleaner, duel inlet from rad support . Down sized 9' to new 8' Steel flat bedWas a 77 454 w/308 gear. Taken out 550 lbs. up front with motor clip change. |
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