I love Fords.

[Major_Tom]

..got mine running today with the aid of a friend whacking the starter motor whilst I cranked it. After a couple of mins, I though, gosh, sounds more tappety than I remember. So went to have a look and the oil pressure gauge fitting had decided to rupture catastrophically. Lost all the oil from the sump by the time I shut it off. Hopefully top end is ok

My mate temporarily blanked it off with a .177 ball bearing.

This is the 10th time something unusual has burst or broken, but thoughfully, my car almost always does it at home with the bonnet up, which I think is quite considerate of it.

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[Andrew 2.8i]

I tend to classify these situations as the joys of motoring !

[stevemarl]

I`ve often thought that a warning light (or buzzer) would be a good idea as a back up to the pressure gauge. By tthe fitting, do you mean the threaded adaptor into the block or the pipe itself (just so I know what to keep an eye on.)?

[Mc Tool]

Mine must have blown the pipe off behind the dash ......oil everywhere ,keeps the dust down I guess

[stevemarl]

Mine must have blown the pipe off behind the dash ......oil everywhere ,keeps the dust down I guess

Something to look forward to.

[Major_Tom]

I`ve often thought that a warning light (or buzzer) would be a good idea as a back up to the pressure gauge. By tthe fitting, do you mean the threaded adaptor into the block or the pipe itself (just so I know what to keep an eye on.)?

The threaded adapter

[stevemarl]

Cheers!

[Mc Tool]

Just been thinkin , isn't that threaded adaptor fairly close to the starter motor ....the one your friend was "whacking".....
Im thinkin stevemari , that unless you try to yank the dash out without disconnecting the tube ,or like to whack your starter (with a non specified implement ) you might not have much to worry about

[Major_Tom]

Just been thinkin , isn't that threaded adaptor fairly close to the starter motor ....the one your friend was "whacking".....
Im thinkin stevemari , that unless you try to yank the dash out without disconnecting the tube ,or like to whack your starter (with a non specified implement ) you might not have much to worry about

...........hang on.. you might be on to something there.. its certainly in the area of operations.

[Mc Tool]

Just been thinkin , isn't that threaded adaptor fairly close to the starter motor ....the one your friend was "whacking".....
Im thinkin stevemari , that unless you try to yank the dash out without disconnecting the tube ,or like to whack your starter (with a non specified implement ) you might not have much to worry about

...........hang on.. you might be on to something there.. its certainly in the area of operations.

Oh yeah ,I know all about penis fingered mates ,I have several , they keep me in beer , Haagen strong 500ml at the mo , on about my 4th .....which is a hoot on one leg