oil pressure

1988 FORD RANGER
6 CYL • 4WD
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HARLEY661
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1988 ranger 2.9 4x4, Replaced motor & oil pump. Starts w/40-50 oil psi. When fully warm drops to almost o?
Jan 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM
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RANGERDANGER17
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could be a faulty guage easy to check with a tester a good guage should jump all the way over
Jan 3, 2011 at 12:05 PM
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JDL
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Use an analog gage in place of the oil pressure sending unit. See if it shows the same? Maybe the engine needs an over-haul? Does it use any oil?

Maybe bearings and or oil pump?

Mar 6, 2011 at 10:14 AM
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