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Old 09-19-2005, 03:57 PM
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Hey guys. I had a couple questions about hooking up a mech. oil pressure gauge. So does the actual pressure line tap into the oil pan? Also I've been thinkin of a good place to hook my power wire into. Any segestions? Thanks.
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Old 09-19-2005, 04:11 PM
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No the oil pan has no pressure inside it. You need to find out where the factory oil pressure sending unit is and put the fitting in that location.
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ok to start your oil pressure line has to be on the pressure side, if you drill your pan and put it in their it prolly would not read anything, Here is what you do, where the stock oil pressure sending unit is take that out, go to the hardware store and get a brass t fitting that is 3/8 pipe thred its going to have 3 female ends, then get an adaptor its just a small pice of 3/8 pipe with threds, screw that in one side of the t, then put the stock oil pressure sending unit back in another hole, and then put the new line in the last hole simple as that.
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Old 09-19-2005, 04:29 PM
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thanks, but where is the factory oil pressure unit at?
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Old 09-19-2005, 04:37 PM
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right under the #5 cylinder
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Old 09-19-2005, 05:22 PM
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its above the filter. Its sorta round and there is a little wire going to the top of it. Shouldnt you be in school???
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Old 09-19-2005, 05:26 PM
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thanks. I had a route canal done today so I stayed home. I was going to say the same to you but your probably in community service.
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Old 09-19-2005, 05:31 PM
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no i just dont go to 4th block anymore
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YOu can also Y it off if you want to keep the factory gauge
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and I never use that plastic line as I replace it with a small copper tubing
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