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Originally Posted by babyjames
Also, NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER (EVER!!) try to run the car with the line to the oil-pressure gauge disconnected. It'll fill your car with oil. Believe me.
Jay.
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Jay,
Where were you two days ago when I started the car up after finishing my valve adjustment??? Oh yeah, started it right up, got out and listened to the engine, walked around for awhile humming a tune, finally decided to go back and shut it down only to find a small lake of oil forming on my floor mat!!!!!
Panic mode! Panic mode!!! Must shut car off - turn key, oh wait, that doesn't work!!! Run around to the engine and lay on the shut off lever . . oh wait, that doesn't work unless I turn the idle way down . . run back and turn the idle down (notice that the lake has grown) . . . back to the shut off lever and kill the engine . . . run to the garage for massive amounts of shop towels.
Yeah, forgot that i had disconnected the oil pressure gauge the previous week and hadn't bothered to reconnect before moving on to the valve adjustment. Luckily it all stayed on the floor mat and mostly on the rubber part. The mat is also pretty filthy any way. I have learned my lesson!