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Re: 261 oil pressure too high whiskey runner #972760 09/19/2013 12:06 PM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 872 PA P pfarber Shop Shark
pfarber Shop Shark P Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 872 PA	I put that in backwards... Used 30 weight straight as per the manual, but was seeing less than 5psi on the gauge... put in 15W40 (Rotella) and got 15psi at idle. Simple typo... heaven forbid you make a mistake in the internet.

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261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	08/16/2013 6:07 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	12 Port	08/18/2013 12:58 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	truckernix	08/18/2013 8:06 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	08/21/2013 8:25 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	truckernix	08/21/2013 8:44 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	51 ashton	08/21/2013 12:44 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	08/21/2013 8:55 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	tclederman	08/21/2013 9:19 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	tclederman	08/21/2013 12:54 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	09/12/2013 6:45 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	pfarber	09/12/2013 8:19 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	tclederman	09/12/2013 9:01 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	pfarber	09/13/2013 9:59 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	Roy Rodgers	09/12/2013 8:51 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	brokenhead	09/13/2013 7:03 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	SWEET	09/13/2013 10:17 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	brokenhead	09/13/2013 10:07 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	09/14/2013 11:02 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	09/14/2013 7:42 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	51 ashton	09/17/2013 6:32 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	brokenhead	09/14/2013 8:25 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	09/14/2013 9:26 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	09/14/2013 9:29 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	pfarber	09/16/2013 10:15 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	Roy Rodgers	09/16/2013 4:10 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	pfarber	09/16/2013 4:40 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	Flxible	09/16/2013 5:25 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	tclederman	09/16/2013 8:38 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	09/16/2013 8:39 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	Roy Rodgers	09/16/2013 9:09 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	brokenhead	09/17/2013 6:09 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	09/17/2013 7:19 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	tclederman	09/17/2013 7:51 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	pfarber	09/19/2013 12:06 PM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	09/21/2013 10:32 AM
Re: 261 oil pressure too high	whiskey runner	01/22/2014 5:54 PM

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