[V8] Report from the Front: no surprises

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Agreed.  Especially if The gauge is pegged when IC is powered up.


On May 7, 2008, at 12:08 PM, Ed Kellock wrote:

> I believe the oil pressure gauge is an anomoly in the instrument
> cluster circuit board assembly.
>
> Ed
>
> On 5/7/08, Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>> Well I just got back from the wrench with the new V8.  NO real  
>> surprises.
>> We made a list of the things that will need to be corrected, and  
>> will begin
>> the process next week.  The issues are those mostly expected in a  
>> V8 with
>> 62,000 miles.
>>
>> We pulled the left side cam cover and found that the belt has NOT  
>> been
>> changed.  Everything inside is original, although the belt is in fine
>> condition and will last another ten thousand miles or more most  
>> likely.  We
>> will do the timing belt service first, next week.
>>
>> The left side valve cover gasket is leaking and the right side far  
>> less so.
>> Corrected next week.
>>
>> The oil pressure sender is funky...or else there is something else  
>> funky in
>> the oil pressure line.  The gauge goes all the way to the right  
>> and stays
>> there when the key is turned, regardless of whether the engine is  
>> running or
>> not. I noticed this for the first time when I started up this  
>> morning,
>> having not driven the car more than a mile or two since I got back  
>> here with
>> it on Saturday.
>>
>> The right front outer universal cover is torn, and we will replace  
>> it, the
>> front brakes, sway bar bushings, tie rods and tires in the fall.   
>> Along with
>> an alignment, the car will be ready then for winter.
>>
>> It is clear that there will be a need for some brake lines at some  
>> point as
>> corrosion is present on most of them, normal for a car that has  
>> seen some
>> winter driving in its life.  Not severe enough to worry about at  
>> this point,
>> but I'll bet that at around 30,000 miles of use this process will  
>> begin,
>> assuming that I drive the car through the winter exclusively.
>>
>> So, all in all, not bad.  The car looks great, and for the price  
>> plus these
>> relatively small items, the car will be set for another 60K with only
>> routine maintenance.
>>
>> My wife thinks the car looks good on me.  That helps.
>>
>> Roger
>>
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