- Joined
- Dec 3, 2016
- Messages
- 252
- Points
- 601
- City
- riverview, fl
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Engine
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Total Lift
- none but it is a convertible
- Tire Size
- stock
I put a fb marketplace motor in my '88 Ranger. The original motor blew the head gasket I think. Was on the Interstate and got the nasty smell and a bit of steam. popped the hood to find water and oil around the battery area. The newer motor (he said 1990) runs but the oil pressure light stays on. Before I installed the distributer, I pre oiled with a cut up dist. I checked the oil level before and after pre oiling and there was a significant drop in level, indicating it had pumped oil. I don't want to run it w/ the oil symbol lit up. I am not sure which sending unit I put back; can the sender get air bound? If I pull the sender and crank it over, am I going to get a bath or does it just dribble? I had enough trouble getting the dist to seat that I am sure the oil pump shaft is seated in the bottom of the dist.
