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| malcolm2 |
 Jan 11 2012, 10:10 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States 
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I am usually good to measure twice and cut once. Not sure why I messed this one up.
I have spent much time and a few dollars rebuilding this engine, so I wanted to be able to monitor it. Nothing too fancy or expensive, just some VDO gauges. I guess it is a little late now, but let me ask. Where can I put an oil pressure sensor that is 3 times as tall and twice as round as the OEM idiot light sender? The distributor gets in the way damn it. I can get it installed, but I lose some range of motion for the distributor. Then there's the cooling tin issue. My engine is assembled so, if the answer is to drill and tap somewhere else, that option is out. Somewhere online I saw an aluminum block that mounts to the oil filter attachment, then the oil filter screws into that. That block has 3 or 4 tapped holes to mount stuff. Where did I see that? And would it give me decent pressure? What can I do? Clark Picture of the VDO monster  And the OEM version  |
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| Valy |
Jan 11 2012, 10:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 6-April 10 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 11,573 Region Association: Northern California |
This might be your cheapest option:
http://www.harborfreight.com/engine-oil-pr...-kit-98949.html It contains all the connectors you might need and the hose. |
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| malcolm2 |
Jan 11 2012, 11:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(Valy @ Jan 11 2012, 10:57 PM)  This might be your cheapest option: http://www.harborfreight.com/engine-oil-pr...-kit-98949.html It contains all the connectors you might need and the hose. So the hose does not affect the reading? I like the idea of the braided hose. Might be a bit stronger and more reliable. Thanks for the input, I feel better about my screw up. Clark |
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malcolm2 OIL pressure sender issue Jan 11 2012, 10:10 PM
76-914 Grease gun hose or paint gun hose in between. Jan 11 2012, 10:12 PM kg6dxn 1/8th NPT will fit the 10mm thread pretty well (sa... Jan 11 2012, 10:29 PM arkitect Clark,
Where did you mount your VDO guages? Any pi... Jan 11 2012, 11:56 PM
malcolm2
Clark,
Where did you mount your VDO guages? Any p... Jan 12 2012, 09:04 AM Cap'n Krusty Grease gun hose works great, and it's good to ... Jan 12 2012, 12:18 AM Elliot Cannon Here's mine. Jan 12 2012, 01:05 AM malcolm2
Here's mine.
I like the fan mount Idea, cau... Jan 12 2012, 09:09 AM malcolm2
Here's mine.
Are you running without flaps ... Jan 12 2012, 06:46 PM Cevan I used a paintball hose. They come in different l... Jan 12 2012, 06:54 AM 76-914 Harbor Freight has a small ass't box for < ... Jan 12 2012, 09:20 AM Cap'n Krusty
Harbor Freight has a small ass't box for ... Jan 12 2012, 09:23 AM jsayre914 :bump:
Bumping an old thread with a request :) ... Apr 4 2012, 12:50 PM |
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