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Re: Oil pressure lamp on now. Danger or Shorting? 200 1982

posted by  someone claiming to be Dom Loiacono on  Mon Nov 13 04:59 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Luke,

Take a look at the small wires behind the alternator. One is the oil pressure sender the other is the alternator failure test wire. If the insulation is crumbling you will need to replace wires or replace the wiring harness.

I had the same problem in my 86 244GL with only 118K miles on it! I ended up running two new wires along the heater hose for the oil sender and alternator instead of replacing the complete harness because the other wires did not seem too bad. I used nylon wire ties and soldered the wires to the connector on the firewall as required (cutting the old wire loose).

The harness will probably need to be replaced eventualy.

Good Luck,

Dom

P.S. Simon Eng, found on the board has nice wiring harness repair instructions if you want a copy email me.





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