The oil light is looking for a ground. It has power all the time with
the key in the on position, and when you start the motor & get pressure, a
switch inside the sending unit opens & takes the ground away and the light
goes out.
1- Wire from light to sending unit is shorted to ground. Disconnect wire
at sending unit. , if light stays ON all the time, you probably have a
short to ground between light & unit. It COULD be the ground you added -
disconnect it and see what the light does.
2 - Bad sending unit - switch inside does not open - easy to isolate.
Disconnect the wire to the sending unit. Lite should be OUT with key ON -
ground the wire you disconnected from sending unit, light should go ON.
My guess that the ground you added is also grounding the oil pressure
light.
On 4/14/07, william yetman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I was wondering if anybody knows what would cause the oil light to stay
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on, other than no oil preasure, (72 chevelle ss) I know there is =
preasure. First a little history... I was having trouble getting the
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temp gauge to work so while I was trying to fix it I fried the circuit
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board. OOPS! anyway I replaced it and added a ground to the bottom =
terminal of the temp gauge and it now works fine but the oil light
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not go out. Any ideas or help would appreciated once again.
Bill
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*From:* Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* 'The Chevelle Mailing List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*Sent:* Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:36 PM
*Subject:* Re: [Chevelle-list] 396/325
If it has been wrapped up for the past 20 years I'd see if it'll turn
over. I'd pull the pan and check at least one main and one rod bearing for
any rust. Maybe get it in writing that if (when) you pull the heads that
there won't be any rust buildup around the rings. I'm sure it hasn't been
kept in a temperature controlled environment for 20 years. The #3916323
casting is a 68 block, makes me curious as to why no numbers were ever
stamped on it. ?
Dale McIntosh
1966/67 Chevelle Reference CDs <http://www.chevellecd.com/>
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*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Dave Benjamin
*Sent:* Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:25 PM
*To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Subject:* [Chevelle-list] 396/325
Been looking for my *1968 Beaumont* *S*port *D*eluxe Found this and was
wondering if they were a good motor?
*Any information helpfull*
*Anything* to watch out for, will probably get it Saturday.
Rebuilt over 20 years ago., rv type cam. been sitting in wrap since. i
will not unwrap this for you to kick the tires. brand new block. never
had numbers stamped on it. marked on bell housing area, hi perf truck pass
s. 3916323. gm 1 on v2. Motor, complete with valve covers, oil pan,
harmonic balancer, intake, faded ,rough air cleaner top. no pics. it was
oringinaly built for a 67 beamont convertible .
Thanks Again
Dave
Ingersoll,Ontario
My Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/benj30/
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