DeTomaso Mailing List: May 1997, Message #33
     



From: pantera@shiseis.com (Shane F. Ingate)

Subject: Re: Oil pressure fluctuations

Date: Thu, 1 May 97 11:39:37 PDT



Steve Liebenow wrote:

> Is your oil feed mechanical or electrical????  If the latter, I would

> suspect that some sort of voltage fluctuation could be at fault.



I use the stock Cleveland oil pump (and distributor FWIW).  I do not see any

fluctuations on the other gauges when the oil pressure guage "flickers", so I do

not suspect the voltage regulator (the stock oil pressure gauge is electrical).



I've not checked where the A/C plumbing routes behind the dash, but I do

know that I get some condensation on the A/C lines (I've since put foam

insulation around the accessible pipes that I can see); could water drip

from the lines onto the back of the gauge and cause the "flicker"?



Shane Ingate in San Diego