The oil sending units are located on the top rear of the engine block, just
in front of the transmission, right up against the firewall, when one of
these springs a leak, the oil can creep down the sides of the engine, travel
along the pan and drip off onto the floor far from the point of origin,
frustrating efforts of locating the actual leak. On the 72 Lebaron there
are actually two sending units, since the car has both an oil pressure gauge
and a warning (idiot) light. The smaller of the two units was leaking
profusely on my '72, I got the replacement at my local NAPA parts store...
Chris....
72 Lebaron
71 Lebaron
and a bunch of other junk...
----- Original Message -----
From: "joel hunter" <thejoel_hunter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <charger69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
<mthierr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:45 PM
Subject: IML: oil sending units for joel hunter's 72
> does anyone have oil sending unit for sale? can i get them at a local
auto
> parts shop? any installation tips out there? im a rookie/novice who's
never
> done any engine work. but gotta learn sometime
>
>
> >From: "Chris Boekhout" <charger69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: IML: joel hunter's 72 imperial
> >Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:32:50 -0500
> >
> >The oil leaking from the back of the block is most likely one of the two
> >oil
> >pressure sending units-mine was doing this when I first got it, an easy
> >fix.
> >
> >Chris,
> >72 Lebaron
> >71 Lebaron and a bunch of other stuff...
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "joel hunter" <thejoel_hunter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:06 PM
> >Subject: IML: joel hunter's 72 imperial
> >
> >
> > > the car has been sitting at a lot for a while. i pestered the guy from
> > > august to april to get it. a few test drives here and there but it
> >mostly
> > > sat. the yellow ignition wire under the dash above the brake pad is
> >loose
> > > and causes the car not to turn over unless you giggle it a little. a
> >week
> > > before i got it i did a test drive. a little white smoke came out the
> >pipes
> > > but only for a few seconds. once it was on the street it seemed
strong.
> >a
> > > little was coming from under the hood but only thin like burining an
> >incense
> > > stick so i wasn't worried. i ran it all last weekend( at least 50
miles
> >or
> > > so), even on the highway. it leaks oil in two spots. at the intake
> >manifold
> > > on the driver's side (gasket i guess) and on the back near the middle
of
> >the
> > > firewall where it meets the 727. this was weird too. the white smoke
i
> > > thought was coming from the block is actually trans fliud dripping off
> >from
> > > the dip stick. i pulled over today and it seemed to spew up from the
> >dip
> > > stick cylinder and drip onto the headers and smoke. well i hope thats
> >the
> > > only area fliud is coming out from. the oil on the back of the block
> >triclke
> > > its way around the bottom of the pan where the 727 meets and drips
off.
> >its
> > > lost half a quart maybe. sunday the engine started squeeking. it was
> >faint
> > > at first. i was gassing it up at walmart. periodically, it would
stop,
> >then
> > > start. it is faint once i'm in gear and moving. today is was louder.
> >maybe
> > > cuz of the oil leak i dont know. i thought i was the belts, the
pulley,
> >or
> > > possibly The manifold heat control valve. if anybody can give me
> > > suggestions, that would be great
> > >
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