800psig.
Gives a reading of what the pressure in the system is.
gauge pressure
Either your oil pressure gauge is reading low , your engine temperature gauge is reading high , or your fuel gauge is reading low so your almost out of gas
You will need to remove your oil pressure sending unit and install a mechanical gauge to get a true reading. You need to start out cold and write down the pressure reading and also once it warms up to operating temperature. If the pressure gauge is not the same as the mechanical one you have a bad pressure switch.
pressure gauge snubber is therefore installed in the line that leads to the pressure gauge. The purpose of the snubber is to dampen the oscillations and thus provide a steady reading and protection for the gauge.
Gauge pressure is what you get when you take the reading from your tire pressure gauge. Absolute pressure is the pressure inside your tires plus the atmospheric pressure, which is roughly; 14.7 psi, 101.3 kPa (kilo-Pascals), or one atmosphere. Absolute pressure measures all of the pressure on your tires, inside and out, whereas gauge simply measures the pressure inside the tire.
Take the wire loose from the oil sending unit and then turn the key on and ground the wire to the engine somewhere and the gauge in the truck should go all the way past the highest point. If it don't then the gauge in the dash is bad are the wire going to it ( The 1 you grounded ) is broken. If the gauge is reading low oil pressure, Then unscreew the oil sending unit on the engine just behind the distributor, were you took the wire loose from. Then install a OIL PRESSURE GAUGE into it's place. Then start the engine and read the pressure, Now compare the reading on the dash gauge to what you are reading on the oil gauge.
Oil pressure shouldn't register at all until the engine starts and builds up pressure.
A bourdon tube is a type of curved tube where the inside radius is smaller than the outside radius. As Force = Pressure x Area this means that when a pressure is applied internally to the tube the greater surface area on the outside causes the tube to straighten out. This is connected via a mechanical linkage to dial on the front of the gauge. Your typical industrial pressure gauge is the Bourdon Tube tyep.
It could cause a high reading on the gauge.
Install a gauge in the plumbing. Usually 1/4" pipe thread. Or you can use a tire gauge and check the pressures on the Schrader valve on the tank. With the Pump on, you will be reading system pressure. With the pump off and all water pressure released from the system, you are reading tank pressure.
Could be a bad oil sending unit - try a mechanical gauge to get an accurate reading