Re: where is the oil

[Jake Kooser <jake_k@bellsouth.net>]

Could it be something grounding out the wire to the sender light?  If I
remember correctly, John Muir says to test the light itself by grounding
the wire to the case.  If everything is cool with the light, it will
come on when the key is on.  This also helps to prove if a sensor has
become plugged up and won't function properly (i.e. close the electrical
path to ground, which is what it actually does).  Maybe you have a bad
spot on the wire that is rubbing something that is grounded.

Jake Kooser
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