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The oil pressure sender on my '84 3.2 is right there by the fan belt and flying debris could have easily knocked the connector off, or taken out the wire - and Yes, if that circuit is open, it will "peg" your oil pressure (infinite resistance) to the top of the gauge (5+ bar)

If this is legit (and his "knowledge" seems inconstent to me), I would also fear the worst. I hope for his sake this is a bogus post, if not, you have my empathy.

I also use the Passport 8500 in Voltage mode. It started alerting me when my voltage regulator was failing (overcharge) - it sounds for abnormally high OR low voltage.

Oh, and all US spec cars from that era also carry the "Druck Press" labels on the oil pressure gauge - sort of a dual language labeling, I believe.

My level of fan belt paranoia just raised a notch.
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