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| | | | Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 34 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 34 | Well, our '56 3200 is finally on the road! I don't have an owners manual, and am not sure about how to read the stock oil pressure and temperature gauges. The gauges are simply 3 white dots. Where should the needle normally be, and at what point should I get concerned? At what point do I panic? Can anyone advise if the 3 white dots correspond to specific psi/temperature readings?
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Stephan | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The lens should be marked with 0-60 for the oil pressure, temp should be marked C and H cor Cold and Hot. As far as where the needles should be, when it's warmed up, they should be approximatly at the center dot, perhaps a bit past (to the right). I can't really give a specific on the temp, other than the original equipment thermostat was 160 degrees, so the middle dot is probably roughly that. The center dot on the pressure gauge is 30 psi.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 34 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 34 | Thanks Longbox55, so far so good.....Oil pressure sits a bit above the centre dot when driving, and sits halfway between the centre and left dots at idle speed when fully warmed up. The project has come along nicely, and I've received great help from the gang on this board! | | |
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