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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 09:10 AM
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Looks like it's comming from between the head and intake manifold, hopefully it's only a blown gasket... It's coming from up in the corner head\manifold
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Today needed to stop for fuel, when i stopped my oil pressure dropped to 0 and my CHECK GAUGES light started burning.. When i drove off it was gone immediately.. Never did anything wierd like dropping in rpm's or so.. So i hope this is just due to failure of my sensor? or could it be combined with my problems above? Not like my radiator fluid looks oily or something , so it's shouldn't be losing it's pressure into my coollant system..
 
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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 09:14 AM
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That's fairly typical behavior for a failing oil pressure sensor. Just change it out, should be fine.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Laurens Moja
Looks like it's comming from between the head and intake manifold, hopefully it's only a blown gasket... It's coming from up in the corner head\manifold
We'll see...

Today needed to stop for fuel, when i stopped my oil pressure dropped to 0 and my CHECK GAUGES light started burning.. When i drove off it was gone immediately.. Never did anything wierd like dropping in rpm's or so.. So i hope this is just due to failure of my sensor? or could it be combined with my problems above? Not like my radiator fluid looks oily or something , so it's shouldn't be losing it's pressure into my coollant system..
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That's fairly typical behavior for a failing oil pressure sensor. Just change it out, should be fine.
That's what my 98 Durango 360 did when the plenum was really bad.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 10:12 AM
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I've been trying to order the hughes plenum fix kit.. but don't get no response from them.. been a 5-6 days now.. i'd need it for the weekend... Anyone know some place where they sell similair kits?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 10:56 AM
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Ebay. In all reality, you don't need the aluminum plate. Just a good gasket, and shorter bolts. (you can even simply shorten the existing bolts.)
 
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 11:26 AM
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Bezn looking on the net , believe this looks like an decent set gaskets.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rnb-615-310

Or would another brand be recommended?

Thanks alot for the help fella's hope all my probs will be sorted

Grts
 
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 12:30 PM
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fel pro gaskets please.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 05:15 PM
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I personally prefer Fel-pro gaskets. The end of your bolts for the plenum have a 3/16 inch tip with no threads. I ground that off and re-used them and the steel plate. This is a good opportunity to install a new timing chain. You'll need to borrow or rent a balancer puller and fan hub wrench if you don't have them.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2018 | 12:57 PM
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Another quick question. To install the harmonic balancer i see there's a tool required, i've seen people doing it macgyver.. I'm trying to figure out the threadsize, would that be 0.75" or 19mm? Also would this be metric thread? ( Crankshaft )
 

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Old Feb 13, 2018 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 2bit
I personally prefer Fel-pro gaskets. The end of your bolts for the plenum have a 3/16 inch tip with no threads. I ground that off and re-used them and the steel plate. This is a good opportunity to install a new timing chain. You'll need to borrow or rent a balancer puller and fan hub wrench if you don't have them.
I can get my fan loose, been doing it past week to look for my coollant leek... My friend has for his BMW an tool to remove his wheel hub, looks pretty similair to the balancer puller.. would that do the trick? Also i've noticed in the haynes manual they do it with a pully puller ...
 
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