Also you could install an oil pressure gauge so you know what the pressure really is. The alarm is like the idiot light on your car ... if it sounds there is likely a problem but if it is broken you blithely assume all is good. I once had a car where the bulb for the engine light was burned out.
To install a gauge you use the same hole as the oil pressure sender. Then you Tee that and put sender on one side of tee and gauge on other. When in doubt you just take a quick look at the gauge. I have a picture of the gauge installed on Persistence website. You can see the picture in the gallery link here http://users.eastlink.ca/~mhoyt/persistence_gallery.htm Mike Persistence Halifax http://users.eastlink.ca/~mhoyt -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Michael Crombie via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 6:43 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: mcrom...@bell.blackberry.net<mailto:mcrom...@bell.blackberry.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Oil Pressure Switch For the non-mechanic; The oil pressure alarm should sound for a second or two when you start your engine and then shut off. (Assuming your alarm speaker, wiring, and ignition circuit are all ok) Or you can disconnect the wire from the sending unit and measure the resistance from the sending unit to ground. It should be 0 when the engine is shut down and infinite when the engine is running. Mike Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell.
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