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Oil Pressure Gauge Inoperative

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  1. Turn ignition on with engine off. Disconnect oil pressure sender connector, located on right side of engine, next to distributor. If needle goes to end of scale, go to next step. If needle does not indicate at high end of scale, go to step 3).
  2. Connect a jumper wire from sending unit wiring to ground. If needle indicates at low end of scale, replace sending unit. If needle does not indicate at low end of scale, remove jumper and go to next step.
  3. Turn ignition switch to OFF position. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove instrument cluster bezel and cluster assembly. Disconnect instrument cluster connector "A".
  4. Probe cavity B7 of cluster connector "A". Check for continuity to ground. If there is no continuity, go to next step. If there is continuity, repair short in circuit.
  5. Still probing cavity B7 of cluster connector "A", check for continuity to sending unit wire connector. If there is continuity, replace gauge. If there is no continuity, repair open in circuit.
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