blwfly

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i remeber seein a thread on this while back but havent gone back to find it so i went for it today and guessed how i could go about running the aftermarket oil mechanical gauge
the best part was i had a spare stock oil sender i pretty much cut the sender off (mushroom part) then i cut maybe bout a 1/4" off the neck just to shortin it up then i brought a 1/8npt tap i drilled the end with a 11/32 drill bit.
then tapped it used a lil bit of wd40 as lub as it all i had
the screwed the gauge pipe fitting into the neck presto it should work
ill hook it up tomorro and see if she goes

im pretty sure this been explained before but hay might refresh your memorey instead of buyin one ov those adapter things and it makes for one less wire ffrom the car and saves 8ounces of wait lol


just wondering is teflon tape alrite for this situation? oil plus pressure and it probly gets hot?

Siraniko

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liquid teflon is what I use. Im just curious about this process...what would happen to the stock in-dash oil pressure gauge?

Why not just "Tee" it so you can have both mechanical and electrical gauges

blwfly

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i guess the stock gauge would just render usless
oneday ill just have aftermarket gauges where the cluster is but ill be sure to make it look good
i dont see how you could tee it? express your thought a little
the gauge has a pipeing which goes to my new adapter then to the gauge into the car

mr_ouija

I think he was referring to running a Tee fitting and having the stock sender in one side, and your gauge fitting on the other.

I'm going to try getting a good used oil pressure switch off an FC (Same P/N listed) and if that doesn't fix my gauge, I'll be doing the same thing with my old one.

blwfly

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ohhh i c somtime ya gotta think out side my world
i think it would make the engine bay look cluted
and the mech gauge should be spot on
i may put it where the round vent is on the drivers side

mr_ouija

BTW, is that gauge one of the Equus gauges? I also read somewhere that 100psi was not high enough.
I'm interested to see how it works out for you, since I'm considering buying the Equus gauges for the FB myself.

blwfly

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well 30psi is idel and 60psi is flooring it so i guess itl be suficent enough

yep it is one of those gauges matchs my new tach which also is equus

mr_ouija

Maybe I got things crossed with the FD then. FD stock oil pressure gauge reads up to 120, but is a great example of shitty oil pressure gauges.

Siraniko

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yup yup yup

Siraniko

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if you have the FD or RB ROPR, then the equus will peg even at idle when cold. Use autometer instead.

you can mod the stocker ROPR also so you get 80 psi @ WOT and about 20+ @ idle. PM me if you're interested

blwfly

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now iv got my sa i notice there isnt a o.p.s like the fb hmm wheres the sa ops
could i drill dap the housing?

trochoid

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Tap the banjo bolt on the bottom of the rear iron for the oil cooler line. Or buy one of the filter pedistal mounts from ReSpeed or RB.

Siraniko

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his profile says 83. now, its a SA. based on that, the above is your best option.

blwfly

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hehe i have an 83 which is my daily driver and i got a sa this morning to take the engine out it has alot less miles 120,000 less

thanks trochoid,wackyracer,mr_ouija for your input so far

i have air in my oil line to the gauge can this affect the pressure?
how can i remove the air and at the sametime put it back together seems a lil tricky

Roundabout

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air won't affect the readings
werd