<VV> Subject: Re: Float drop question

Stephen Upham contactsmu at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jul 25 11:04:09 EDT 2008


> Again, semantics here.  What I meant, was that there is not an oil  
> pressure cut off wired to the fuel pump.
>
> Stephen "English is often a curious language" Upham
>
>
> On Jul 25, 2008, at 9:30 AM, FrankCB at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Stephen,
>>     While I don't have info on the "early" (1964 and earlier)  
>> Corvairs, ALL later models (1965-69) have an oil pressure switch  
>> that turns on a red light on the dash to warn of low or NO oil  
>> pressure.  It's hard for me to believe that ANY car in the past 50 
>> + hears does NOT have this kind of switch installed to warn the  
>> driver of lack of oil pressure so he can shut down the engine  
>> before it is destroyed.
>>     Check your wiring diagram.  What year is your car?
>>     Regards,
>>     Frank Burkhard
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 7/24/2008 1:05:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>> contactsmu at sbcglobal.net writes:
>> Mine doesn't have an oil pressure switch.  So, it should fill up the
>> bowls before ignition.  I will be installing the impact switch, soon.
>>
>> Stephen "and the next project is... (after getting it to idle of
>> course  : (  )..." Upham
>>
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