Fw: [alfa] Re: Oil Changed... now at high RPM pressure drops

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Daegrigg (Don) <daegrigg@domain.elided>
To: <f.rastinejad@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [alfa] Re: Oil Changed... now at high RPM pressure drops


> So don't keep us guessing.  What are the "more robust" sender units?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <f.rastinejad@domain.elided>
> To: Jim Steck <4sfed@domain.elided>
> Cc: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>; <banfield@domain.elided>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [alfa] Re: Oil Changed... now at high RPM pressure drops
>
>
> > I used to have the oil pressure senders go bad often this time of the
year
> as I would switch from normal oil to synthetic in
> > preparation for winter driving.  This happened on both my 4 cylinder and
6
> cylinder Alfas.  I don't know if its the combination
> > of some particular oil brands or that these senders are just junk -
their
> lifespan is rather short even if you don't change oil
> > brands.    I did find some non-alfa senders that can be substituted and
> are far more robust.  I now have these senders on
> > all of my post '69 Alfas (I haven't found the correct type for the the
pre
> '69s!).  A couple of years ago, I send one to Alfabill
> > so that he could evaluate it and make it available to his cunstomers if
he
> liked it. He did install it on his 164 and seemed to
> > like it.  The key is longevity, and perhaps Bill can comment on his
> experience.  The first one that I installed is still working
> > perfectly after five years.  -Farzan
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