Well good, I'm glad to hear that. grin If it is a gauge etc. I don't know how hard it would be to get at it, but I seriously don't think this is the issue. I think it is a wiring or sender unit issue and I'm calling the place where I got it and the gent who installed it to see if I can get another unit and him to put it in or at least the mechanic to lift it up and check the wiring is in good order. That is assuming I can't reach what I need or the rain doesn't quit soon. On Jun 5, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Gerry Leary wrote:
> > > Hello Scott, I have worked on many of those cars. It isn't that > expensive to fix the problem, and the car is still worth keeping. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:37 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] grounding issue in a Jeep > > Hey ROn, provided I don't have to mess with the oil sending unit, that > would be great. If so, I'm going to have to take it somewhere with a > lift. To get at it, you'd need to jack it up such that you could > nearly stand under the thing. That sucker is up above the oil filter > and in such a way that reaching it you might be able to feel the > connector, but you sure aren't going to reach it and touch the unit > itself and forget putting a tool on it. You can feel the connector, > but you can't get your hands on it to remove it. Yep, a lift is in > order for this job, unless I can get telescoping arms, which I've > wanted for years. > > On Jun 4, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Ron Yearns wrote: > > > > > > > It has been a few years since I priced aftermarket gages, but it > > seems like A pressure onlym, actually runs a small hose to read the > > pressure direct was a little over $20. Plus my time and effort. > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Scott Howell > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:12 AM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] grounding issue in a Jeep > > > > Thanks Ron and I guess it will come down to if I want to trade/sell > > the thing or just keep it until something significant failes that is > > more than X amount of its value. I haven't quite decided where > that X > > is, but if I used the insurance companies figures, anything that is > > totaled to the point it would cost 70% of Blue Book value, it's > > written off as a loss. Not so sure I'd be willing to go that far, > but > > seeing these retail at or around $9,000 or trade-in for perfect is > > $5,200 give or take, I probably wouldn't put much more than $1,000 > > into it unless I knew I would get a good number of years out of it. > > HOwever, the cost of fuel is seeming to go back up and thus the > value > > will drop in relation to the fuel cost cause you can bet this old > gal > > ain't very efficient. > > > > On Jun 4, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Ron Yearns wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > First observation I would consider it could be the gage or the > > > wiring either to the gage or from the gage to the sender unit. > > > Probably the easiest in terms of time /expense is using a after > > > market add on gage. Note this may require access to and > replacement > > > to the sender unit, but still less work than pulling the dash. > > > Ron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Scott Howell > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:10 AM > > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] grounding issue in a Jeep > > > > > > I realize this isn't the Blind Mechanics list, but I imagine this > > > would still be alright. > > > Here is my problem and feel free to contact me off list if > > > appropriate. I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, so this is > > the > > > model with the 4.7 V8. > > > My problem is there seems to be a short somewhere in the circuit > > that > > > controls the oil pressure sensor. I recently had the oil pressure > > > sending unit replaced by a local garage because I could not get at > > it > > > without a lift. So, the mechanic replaced the part I supplied > and it > > > has been fine for a couple of months. Suddenly the damn oil gage > has > > > been doing exactly the same thing it was initially in that it > > drops to > > > zero randomly sounding the alarm. I'm very certain after talking > to > > > the same mechanic that if it were the oil pump or barings failing, > > > there would likely be other indications and considering we can go > > > several miles before the gauge drops to zero, it is quite possible > > > there is an issue with the connection or a short somewhere. So, > > > chasing shorts could be a really ugly task and I'm just looking > for > > > any guidance on where I might be looking for possible issues. I > > > imagine it could be the gauge itself, but man replacing that would > > be > > > a task I am not sure I'd want to take on. I have no idea how to > > get to > > > the gauges, which would involve pulling the dash apart and that > > could > > > be rather complicated and expensive. At this point I just want > to do > > > the least possible to fix the thing and then get rid of the > vehicle. > > > It seems to be more a pain these days and perhaps it is time to > > > replace it. That or I'll just ignore the problem until something > > > really brakes and then just donate the damned thing and buy > > something > > > new. As it is I don't think I'm going to get a dealer to agree it > > > isn't a big deal and gee offer me top dollar on this beast. grin. > > Any > > > thoughts appreciated. > > > > > > tnx, > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
