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Chugwater, Wyoming
On my first visit to Chugwater, Wyoming, my oldest daughter and I were on a midwinter road trip. We were driving north on I-25, and suddenly the oil pressure in my Jeep started to fall fast. I took the next exit, for a town named Chugwater, Wyoming. We pulled in to town and there was a good sized gas station and store. I turned the car off to let it cool down, went inside, and studied a map. The attendants helpfully informed me there was a Jeep dealer in the next town up the highway, Wheatland Wyoming. They were super nice to us. I sat down at a table and tried to chill out. I realized from my own family background that if this had happened when I was a kid, my parents would have totally freaked out. So I wanted to remain cool, calm, and collected and provide a better example for my daughter. At one point I said to her, “hey, see, it’s going to be OK, see how I’m reacting to it?” She replied, “you mean freaking out?” Well, so I guess I didn’t succeed at that. I still think I did better than my parents would have. Maybe my daughter will be the cool, calm, and collected one. Once the car cooled down, oil pressure returned, and we drove on to Wheatland where we had many adventures getting our car fixed.

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2 comments

Blue rubber octopus said:

The oil pressure sending unit was busted - no problem at all. But you never know with a GM product with 180,000 miles on the clock. Oddly enough neither did the dealership - they had no oil pressure gauge for diagnostics! They had to get another part (didn't have it in stock) and put it in to see if I really did have oil pressure or not. Took the better part of 48 hours.
9 years ago

Blue rubber octopus said:

Well, if your oil pump is shot or an oil gallery is plugged, you can have a full load of oil but not oil pressure at the engine bearings.
9 years ago