normal.it seems these oil senders are delicate.they become untrue very easily.mine has been as you describe for two years now.i have a new one but why bother.the test of oil pressure is to connect a mechanical gauge to where the oil sender is screwed in.when the car is at running temp. and at idle it should register at least 5psi.don't worry buddy it will.
--- On Thu, 10/1/09, Ken Tubman <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ken Tubman <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] 77 spider oil pressure To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 10:41 PM When I start my '77 spider everything is fine and the oil pressure reading on the gauge is normal: a bit more than half way up when driving, about 1/4 of the way up at idle. After driving for a while the pressure readings go down. After about 20-30 minutes the pressure reads noticeably lower. It actually starts to read around zero at idle, going up when the revs go up. The engine still runs and feels fine. Any thoughts? -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
