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Oil Pressure Gauge Connection

Posted: 6/24/04 8:43pm Message 11 of 21
anips
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When you make your line up for the mech. gauage I would make it out of copper line instead of plastic, I've seen the plastic ones break,no fun to see smoke coming from under the hood and freeking out when you look at the gauages and see no oil pressure |frown| |confusing|


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Oil Pressure Gauge Connection

Posted: 6/24/04 8:47pm Message 12 of 21
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 anips said: When you make your line up for the mech. gauage I would make it out of copper line instead of plastic, I've seen the plastic ones break,no fun to see smoke coming from under the hood and freeking out when you look at the gauages and see no oil pressure |frown| |confusing| 


i couldnt agree more.. go to your local home improvement store and get a refrigerator ice maker water line tube and two compression fittings.

or if you want to convert to electric I have a gauge ill send you for free..


Oil Pressure Gauge Connection

Posted: 6/24/04 9:22pm Message 13 of 21
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Sorry people about the tripple click, not my fault, well maybe, hey Adam, how about adding a post deliet option?


Oil Pressure Gauge Connection

Posted: 6/25/04 3:20pm Message 14 of 21
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Anips,

Thank you for your suggestion. I'll pickup some 1/8" copper line.

Regards
Chet
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Oil Pressure Gauge Connection

Posted: 6/25/04 3:24pm Message 15 of 21
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Hi Cthulhu,

Thank you for your offer...
Are you using an electrical gauge as well? Would your gauge fit within the gauge cluster?

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Oil Pressure Gauge Connection

Posted: 6/25/04 10:55pm Message 16 of 21
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no im still using mechanical.. i do have a gauge cluster from a later model as a spare. the gauge is the same size..


Oil Pressure Gauge Connection

Posted: 6/29/04 10:34am Message 17 of 21
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How do you know if you have a mechanical or electrical guage? |confusing|


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Posted: 6/29/04 10:37am Message 18 of 21
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 flye2c said: How do you know if you have a mechanical or electrical guage? |confusing| 


look at your oil sending unit (location described above)

it if has a tube its mechanical, wires = electrical


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Posted: 6/29/04 11:45am Message 19 of 21
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Thanks.


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Posted: 6/29/04 9:20pm Message 20 of 21
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 anips said: Sorry people about the tripple click, not my fault, well maybe, hey Adam, how about adding a post deliet option? 

That's one thing (amoung many) the moderators are here for. |biggrin| |eek| |thumb|


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