My 78 blew its oil sender in a spectacular way tonight. Those who would learn from another's lesson would be wise to replace their oil sender unit BEFORE it breaks. I'm left wondering if I've done any damage. The sheepish explanation: Driving home on the highway tonite, I noticed smoke coming out the back of the car... in a big way. By the time I could pull over, the oil light was glowing. The drivers side of the engine was sopping with oil, but no obvious source. I topped up with two liters of oil, and drove the 2 kms or so home, keeping revs down, and coasting for two blocks with engine turned off. (This is the sheepish confession part, because with hindsight I should have just walked away). On getting home, I changed the oil filter, topped off with more oil, cranked the engine over, and the source of the flood became obvious. Oil was pumping out the oil sender unit. I replaced it with a gauge, and pressure with engine hot is now 20 psi at 600 rpm idle, and 80 psi running at 2500-3000 rpm. No smoke, no leaks. The questions: based on these numbers, and the fact that it seems to run fine now, cold and warm, have I done damage?, and is there something else I can/should do now? (Other than hang my head in shame). Nick Moseley 78 Spit (Smokey Tornado), and 2 others. Delta B.C. (The irony is that I was coming home from looking at a Spit for sale. Philip, if you're reading this, yes, I lack self-control, and shouldn't be even looking, but in my defense I can say that I had decided against it, even before this strangely coincidental escapade.)
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