Hey guys,

Well some news, my 55 erupted with steam getting off the highway a couple days ago after a lot of driving on and off all evening. Thankfully I'd just got off the highway and there was a large shoulder to pull off onto just to the right of the exit, got her turned off and let the engine cool down.

Turns out after looking into it the next day, the original radiator cap was basically holding NO pressure in the system , seriously we rented a tester and the needle would go up and immediately back down again. Got it replaced with a new 13pound cap with safety lever. So now we're hoping that the radiator actually steamed out before the engine had any time to actually start overheating.

I've had her running and driving a few times since, a few miles or so and back. The engine starts and runs fine, we also tested pressure on the coolant system and it's fine. Other then any avice you guys might have, I just have one issue.

The oil light on the dashboard came on and stays on ever since that night. It wasn't on when we were driving prior to the steam-out.. so if it did come on it must have came on right when we pulled over.

I'm figuring it's a false reading, the engine runs and I've been told if there was no oil pressure it'd be clacking like hell under the valve covers.. which its not. Could the hot steam under the hood have damaged the oil sender? Or would the light come on if the wire from the sender had melted against the engine somewhere and maybe grounded to it? Just wondering if it's a common symptom after an overheat.