Re: Howdy

Posted by HH56 On 2014/4/5 21:33:28

Was there any noise and had the oil pan been dropped and screen cleaned? Not knowing what type oil you had before, any chance the new oil is detergent and the old was not so a load of sludge is now sitting in the pan blocking the pickup screen? I found out the hard way on a V8 that high detergent oil was not a good idea on an old engine with no history & just coming out of a long slumber.

I would definitely rule that scenario out. You could drain a quart or two of oil and check the condition. If it is new oil and black as tar then a good possibility. Another thing I would do is put on a mechanical gauge in addition to the original electric gauge just to rule out sender issues.