Oil pump problem?

[silvius14 at comcast.net (silvius14@comcast.net)]

I'm running 10w30 and so far today no idiot lights!!!  However, now it appears that my odometer isn't working.  Ah, the joys of owning a rocco ;)

Karl

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> 

> --- silvius14@comcast.net wrote: 
> > Stupid question? How would I know if my oil pump wasn't working? I have a 
> 1982 with a 1.7l and 
> > while the driving yesterday the oil light and alarm came on a number of times. 
> > 
> > I checked the oil level and it was/is fine. 
> > 
> > Karl 
> 
> Before you go diving into sensors and the OP warning system, let's cover first 
> things first: what 
> oil are you using? Your symptoms are common, at least on early-ish hydro head 
> 8Vs. My Cabby did 
> it before I moved to a slightly heavier oil. If you are using 5W-xx, move up to 
> 10W-30 or so. 
> Worth a look at and a lot easier than dragging out the schematics and meter. 
> 
> HTH 
> 
> Ron 
> 
> 
> 
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