1985 Shelby Charger Oil Pressure Questions

[nickskates4lyfe]

Im looking at a 1985 Charger that i can grab on the cheap...

The guy says it was stored for a year then brought out and is running with a low oil pressure light...

i havent looked at it yet, but what could be the worse case scenario causing the low oil pressure, and what could be the best case scenario?

[mmtphoto]

well, worst case is it has fried crank/cam bearings and you have to rebuild the engine, or a bad oil pump, which is not as bad as it sounds-they are not that hard to replace

-best case? you could get lucky, it's low on oil and what's in it is thin/low viscosity-any noises, at all? Does it have an idiot light and a gauge? The factory gauges are not great, and I found out that if you get the wrong sender unit/application, you think it's low when it is not at all. There is a brass junction block where an oil line can be tapped in to a mechanical gauge (front of engine, to the right of the distributor), if you have doubts you could hook one up fairly easily and check it out.

[nickskates4lyfe]

Alright i might look into checking it with the mechanical gauge.

He didnt mention any noises when i spoke to him... I havent been out to look at it and drive it yet.

I really hope its nothing major because i really would love to get this car, but it needs to be ready for dd right after i buy it...

i dont have the time to get it and tear it down, if i did i would get it anyways...

thanks for the help, who knows i might be rolling out in this beast soon :-D