1993 Oil Guage Pegging Out

[OLDBLUE93]

I HAVE A 1993 K1500 AND THE OIL GUAGE CONSTANTLY PEGGS OUT AND THEN RETURNS TO THE NORMAL POSSISION.....

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I HAVE A 1993 K1500 AND THE OIL GUAGE CONSTANTLY PEGGS OUT AND THEN RETURNS TO THE NORMAL POSSISION.....

 

Classic symptoms of an oil press. sender on its way out.

[OLDBLUE93]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT BUT WHEN I UNPLUG THE SENSOR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING . PEGGS OUT FOR AS FEW SECONDS THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL FOR A FEW SECONDS. GO FIGGURE

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THATS WHAT I THOUGHT BUT WHEN I UNPLUG THE SENSOR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING . PEGGS OUT FOR AS FEW SECONDS THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL FOR A FEW SECONDS. GO FIGGURE

 

That wire has to be grounding out somewhere to be doing that.

[OLDBLUE93]

Turns out it was the sending unit and the sensor i unpluged was the temp sensor.

 

QUOTE " THEY MAKE A FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS , THERE WORTH IT "

[txab]

I'm glad you figured out the "caps" key.