mini73
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- Aug 12, 2013
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Been driving the bronco to and from work sometimes since getting the bronco running after buying. I had gauge issues at the beginning when trying to get it running and everything working. My gauges did not work and I did the troubleshooting to get them all working again. I changed the oil pressure switch to get it reading. Changed the main tank sending unit so I can know how much gas I have. (Still having problems with this as the gauge goes up and down while driving and I know I have gas in the tank) While driving, the alt gauge jumps around fast and not staying still. I did upgrade the alternator to a new one last week and I believe it is a little higher amperage than the stock one. Its just a 3 wire and have not upgraded to a 3g one wire yet but I'm thinking maybe I should in the future. I also did replace my voltage regulator in the beginning. Recently I was letting it idle in the driveway while I was messing around with the carb settings and notice there was a ground wire attached to the bolt that holds the voltage regulator to the firewall and it looked like it was smoking the insulation off so I disconnected it till I figure out where it goes. Any idea where it goes and what is for? My oil pressure gauge is not that high I as I think it should be while driving either. At the beginning I just put regular 10w30 oil in it to start it up and running but now that I have been driving it every now and then I want to do a oil change today. What oil should I be running on an old stock 302 v8? Will a thicker oil help with the oil pressure? I know my questions are kind of simple but these little things are bothering me while driving it and would like to resolve them soon. Thanks for all the help and I'll be working on the bronco this weekend like always.