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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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| Elliot Cannon |
Jan 12 2012, 01:05 AM
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Here's mine.
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| malcolm2 |
Jan 12 2012, 09:09 AM
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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(Elliot Cannon @ Jan 12 2012, 01:05 AM)  Here's mine. I like the fan mount Idea, cause I think with the L-jet, I am going to have lots of stuff on the top of the engine. Question for you. Your 2 wires run in opposite directions. 1 connection on the sender is for a gauge and 1 is for a light, both are on the dash. I guess 1 wire is the ground wire back to the engine? How about the grommet to seal the hole. Is there a Grommets-R-Us type place that would have lots and lots to choose from? Thanks for the input. 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 Valy This might be your cheapest option:
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malcolm2
This might be your cheapest option:
http://www.ha... Jan 11 2012, 11:12 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 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:
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