You need this OTC 6763 Ford 6.0L Diesel High Pressure Fuel Rail Adapters
and a simple 0-150 PSI gauge you can get the gauge setup at Harbor Fright
and the OTC almost anywhere even on Ebay.

Sean

 

I pieced the line together at local auto parts ordered the adapter from glow/shift 9.00 cost 27.00 for the line. 44.00 not bad price but 15.00 shipping to much for us cheap guys. I live in small town 2500 people you big city guys should have no problem.

 

Sorry my post was to answer ITDude About fuel line for pressure gauge.Auto Value had all the parts except the adapter.

 

Fwiw the strictly diesel parts are worth the money, makes the job a whole lot easier, of you go and piece together your own kit make sure it involves the hose to extend the sender away from the engine, vibration will kill a sender in short order, and a new sender is over $100. So $44 now or $100 later is how I see it. Plus the strictly diesel kit includes a shrader valve allowing you to bleed out any air in the line to get the sender the best possible reading

 

It took 15 min at auto value to duplicate the kit they sell had to buy two schrader valves the way they were packaged. m12 x1.5 fitting got from glow/shift 9.95 including shipping total cost 37.26 so I say 37.26 now or 100.00 later.

 

What about something like this? I'm assuming I'd still have to get that $9.00 adapter, the M12X1.25 or whatever it's called.

Actron CP7838 Professional Fuel Pressure Tester : Amazon.com : Automotive

 

IMHO, just buy the stricklydiesel.com adapter. You'll get the plug adapter, a fitting with just the right angle on it to clear the stuff around the fuel bowl, a stainless braided hose with a clear nylon anti-abrade cover, a stainless steel Tee, and the schrader valve. It is well worth their price.

 

Got a recommendation for the gauge?

 

I use the expansion module on my Edge Insight. But any sender will fit the 1/8 NPT connection, so you can go as simple as a Harbor Freight mechanical gauge (under the hood only) or any of the electronic gauges in your cab. You will want other gauges, so if you haven't decided on a gauge platform yet, maybe just do the mechanical for now. Lots of ways you can go on that subject.

 

I meant the gauge to screw into the end of the line from Strictly Diesel. The pic indicates it doesn't come with a gauge. I guess it wouldn't hurt to have a gauge in the truck for that though.

 

Do you already have a ScangageII? If so, then that reads so many parameters that you don't need a gauge array in your cab. However, Scangage cannot read fuel pressure.

If you just want to check your fuel pressure, then install the blue spring, and then check fuel pressure again to see how much it changed, then all you need is a mechanical gauge under the hood. Like this one:
Fuel Pressure Gauge 0-100 PSI, CWBD00100, Non-Filled, Direct Mount Gauge | eBay

That gauge will screw right into the end of the stricklydiesel.com adapter hose. You cannot put that gauge inside your cab because of the risk of a fuel leak.

Ideally though, you want to have ongoing monitoring of fuel pressure, and that takes an electronic sender under the hood, connected electrically to a gauge in your cab. When you are ready to do that, you will be all set to just unscrew the mechanical gauge and screw in the new electronic sender. Thread size is the same. Like an Autometer or ISSPRO gauge for example. Or just do the electronic gauge first. Either way, the stricklydiesel.com adapter hose is how you accomplish the plumbing.

 

I do not have one yet, but i found one at ScanGauge II - Gauges, Compasses & GPS - Towing & Automotive for $149.99 shipped.

 

It's a good choice.

I wanted to include EGT and FP, without having separate gauges around my cab. So I chose the Edge Insight, and I can display those, plus any other expansions that I might want in the future. The Insight is a lot of money. But if you add up the Scangage, plus stand alone EGT and FP, plus mounting pod, the Insight isn't that much more money.

All personal choice, and choices are good.

 

You can get one for $135 shipped. Join clean mpg.com (free) and post up on their forum. Ships pretty quick!

 

Mark,

Someone should start a post about how much money you've saved them, but it would probably make you sick seeing how much money you could "make". It is a great thing you do helping everyone out with the Tech Folder and just general knowledge! You'll save me $15 with the recommendation on the ScanGaugeII and about $300 in labor from me reading the tech. folder and doing things on my own. So I'm around $315ish in your debt!