Oil Buzzer @ ignition * 2 Days -> BIG SHORT, dead 4kq (LONG)

[Huw Powell]

> Now, I humbly ask for your wisdom once again:
> decyphering my cryptic subject line, my '87 4kq's
> symptoms started with the oil light and buzzer
> coming on when I turned the key to the "ON"
> position, instead of the usual warning-lights
> check and seat-belt "ding-ding" anoying reminder.

There is a very good chance that your problem is worn out alternator
brushes (or broken blue wire to alt).  Yeah, seems like a strange way
for your car to tell you that, but those systems are oddly interwoven.

--
Huw Powell

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