Dude! Where's my tow truck?
Video: Dude! Where's my tow truck? My oil pressure light came on while I was in the new Seattle tunnel. I drove about 15 seconds to exit and my engine seized on me. Got the truck and camper ...
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Before I pulled the engine down I would try to find the why/if of oil pressure drop. Last time I sent a driver on a truck OTR, I hauled the tractor about 1000 miles home to find a broken line to the oil pressure gauge. Back in early '70s, the dash of a lot of freight trucks only had 2 gauges, speed (with marks to tell you what gear to be in) and air pressure. When I asked the maintenance dept about it, he said most drivers did not watch the gauges, so did no good. And on the rare occasion a driver shut off because of a gauge, most likely it was the gauge, not engine. Does your pickup only have a light? Did the pressure drop all at once, or was it going down before the light came on?
Back in school, (1968. Lot of changes in oil and engines) we assembled 2 engines, 1 dry, 1 with a oil coating on all moving parts. Started both, ran for 10 min with no oil in pan, no coolant. The 1 with oil on everything showed no major wear when we disassembled it.
Back in school, (1968. Lot of changes in oil and engines) we assembled 2 engines, 1 dry, 1 with a oil coating on all moving parts. Started both, ran for 10 min with no oil in pan, no coolant. The 1 with oil on everything showed no major wear when we disassembled it.
