Stock oil pressure sender and aftermarket one...
05-08-05, 08:30 AM
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Stock oil pressure sender and aftermarket one...
hey guys well lately ive been working constantly on my car try to get the car ready for its new rebuild neways i wanted to install some aftermarket gauges for a more accurate reading... neways i realized that you can only use the stock oil pressure gauge location... but i wanted to keep my stock gauge and still have my aftermarket one working.. and i didnt want to spend the $50 plus shipping on the racing beats one... neways so i went to my local Home Depot and bought some T" fittings and some Male Fittings and this is what i came out with =D i personally dont think it looks bad but you tell me what you guys think.... neways here are some pics =D
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05-08-05, 09:20 AM
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I think it looks great. Can you by chance share the Home Depot Part numbers with us so we can have this optin also? I'm not very knowledge about thread sizes and don't even know what aftermarket guages use for thread either. What aisle did you get these from?
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05-08-05, 10:06 AM
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Looks like you are going with a mechanical gauge. Remember to use an isolater, because you don't want to plumb oil lines into the interior (safety hazard). AutoMeter sells isolaters for all of their gauges, which will also work with almost any mechanical gauge.
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isolators are what those little copper things that slide into the plastic tubing??? if so already got em..... Hailers the fittings you got for yours??? did they thread right into the stock location???? i had to redrill mine and tap it because the fittings on the iron where scratched up and i couldnt thread anything on it... Homebrewer i have to go back to get another fitting but when i do ill get you all the part numbers...
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Remember, for DECADES mechanical oil pressure gauges were used with great success on automobiles all over the world. I went thru several Jaguars and MG's and although they ALL leaked oil(the rest of the car not the gauge), never did they leak oil inside the car.
Just had to make that remark. Couldn't help my self. DECADES of success vs worry warts.
Just had to make that remark. Couldn't help my self. DECADES of success vs worry warts.
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05-08-05, 10:22 AM
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but if hes talking about that copper fitting that slides into the plastic if you dont put that on oooo expect to get alot of oil in your car...
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05-08-05, 10:39 AM
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An isolator replaces the oil line to the interior of the car with a line instead filled with air, inert gas or non-engine oil. This is so you don't have to plumb a high pressure oil line into the car.
Some people don't worry about things like that, others's do. I do, after seeing an oil line burst and spray hot oil all over someone's face at the track. This is one of the reason I much prefer electrical gauges (except in the case of vacuum/boost).
Some people don't worry about things like that, others's do. I do, after seeing an oil line burst and spray hot oil all over someone's face at the track. This is one of the reason I much prefer electrical gauges (except in the case of vacuum/boost).
05-08-05, 10:34 PM
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i know what your talking about now aaron ill see if not ill just get alot of oil in the glove box because thats where i mount the 3 gauges pain in the *** now is getting the **** out into the engine bay...
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Originally Posted by TwEaK
...i wanted to keep my stock gauge and still have my aftermarket one working...
Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
Looks like you are going with a mechanical gauge. Remember to use an isolater, because you don't want to plumb oil lines into the interior (safety hazard).
Personally I don't use electrical gauges because I hate 1/4-sweep scales and don't see the point in spending all the extra money to get 3/4-sweep electrical ones. But that's just me.
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