i just put in an aftermarket oil temp guage and it came with a sender. i hooked it up accordingly and it maxes the guage out automatically. if i disconnect one power wire from it it goes back down to lowest. lights are still on and everything. now its jumping a tiny bit at the bottom. do u think this is my stock oil temp sender going out? and i should just install the one the came with the guage? my stock guage reads a tad bit sometimes and others it dont even move from the bottom. any help plz.

 

You need to use the sender that came with the gauge.

The port on the engine is 1/8" BSP (British Pipe Thread), NOT NPT.

 

the sender that came with it is too big. just by a little bit. should i just find and adaptor for it?

 

you can probably have one made at your local napa for under 10 bucks

 

Go to the local hydraulic store and get an adapter that goes from 1/8" BSP to whatever your sender is...

But uh, where are you putting this sender? There is only one stock oil port and that is for the pressure gauge.

 

well right next to my pressure sender is the stockoil temp sender. looks exactly like the one that came with the guage. it just doesnt send information. and if the only stock oil port is for the sender than does that mean my oil temp sender isnt stock? i mean its right next to my trailing sparkplug on the side closest to the firewall.