Does anyone know where I can find a wire end that will fit this style oil pressure switch connection on a 1966 F100; it is the switch for the dummy light in the dash with 352 engine. Wire end was not present and stripped wire was wrapped around the connection. Tried a variety of auto parts stores and the usual repop suspects hoping someone carried one with a stud connection rather than as depicted -- no luck.

 

female half of generic blade connector. get those anywhere.

 

tried them - does not work, ruined about 25 female blade terminals trying to get them in the slot; also tried nipping a bit out of a ring terminal - did not work either

 

It should as here is mine using a generic female spade end on the original Ford oil sender wire.

 

Ok,
Thanks guys. I guess I have the wrong generic spade terminals. The ones I tried look like a closed staple when you look into the end and those do not work. That was the same generic style all the places I tried carried.


RANT - when the hell did every little thing you want to look at in a hardware or auto parts store transition to hermetically sealed little packages so you could not put your %&*$ hands on it and see if it works. I remember years ago such things were loose in bins and one could touch and check before purchasing.


I did see this listing below for a T-bird on Mac's; got to order a few things from them anyway so may just throw on the order.


Ford - Ford Thunderbird Oil Pressure Sending Unit To Cowl Wire, PVC Wire, 28 Long, 1956-57 - Macs Auto Parts

 

Nice repro wire which wouldn't work in my truck. The wire must travel all the way to the back of the gauge in the dash which doesn't have a bullet connector. That could be cut off but I'm not sure 28" is long enough.

 

If you can locate a real electronics supply store, "not radio shack" they may have the correct connector. Heck radio shack might have one.

 

This is the wrong warning lamp switch as it's D4AZ-9278-A introduced in 1974. You want a wire with connector for it?

Look at any 1974/90's FoMoCo vehicle in a junkyard. Take side/wire cutters with you, as this wire was only furnished as part of the engine gauge feed harness.

The correct switch is: B6AZ-9278-B (Motorcraft SW-667) which has a threaded stud on the top of it. It was used 1956/73 on all FoMoCo vehicles with a warning lamp.

Go to any chain auto parts store, tell the parts cluck you want an oil warning (idiot) lamp switch for a 1965 non GT Mustang.

FoMoCo obsoleted this switch over 20 years ago: CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 11 = 800-476-9653 / GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 17 = 800-543-4959.

If you call one/both of these sources, make sure the switch has the stud on it.

 

This is odd, then. Same part number but not a threaded top, either.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-1965-1966-1968-NOS-Ford-Switch-Clip-On-Top-B6AZ-9278-SW-667-Mustang-Cougar-/271404777061?hash=item3f30fc3e65&vxp=mtr

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Here's the pic (lower) of the little charmer from the 1964/72 Ford Truck Parts Catalog.

Knowing you, you'll probably say this is the wrong oil filter adapter, so I'm gonna beat you to it.

This pic was originally in the 1949/59 Ford Passenger Car Parts Catalog. Ford recycled it, changed the captions.

 

Oh heck I buy all these things at the local ACE hardware store.

 

As usual; post a question here and get a wealth of information!!


Bill,
does that mean the switch lead referenced in post 5 that Mac's has listed for 56-57 T-Bird is bogus? Or maybe since the stud connector switch is obsolete the repro lead is equipped with the spade terminal since the replacement switch available takes that connection?

 

For my 1966 V-8s they both have the dual senders, one for oil light and one for oil gauge. The sender for the gauge has a threaded terminal and 90 degree barrel fitting, and the other for the lights has the spade type terminal and fitting. Just sayin'....


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Thanks Mike,
I have a mechanical oil pressure gauge installed because I don't trust idiot lights (or electrical gauges for that matter so have mechanical water temp too) - by the time it comes on your already looking at a lot of $$$$ in most cases. I do want the idiot light to work though just cause it is in the dash cluster. On the road for pipeline work for a month or more and will try the suggestions received when I get home. Got the engine and tranny in last week and hope to get running next time I am home.

 

Oil warning (idiot) lamp was standard equipment, the oil pressure gauge was optional.

If the optional oil pressure gauge is present, so is the warning lamp.

When both the oil pressure gauge and warning lamp senders are present, a fitting is required for them to thread into.

There are TWO different types of fittings:

C1TZ-9B339-A = 1965/66 F100/250 352 4WD - 1965/66 F350 352 / 1967 F250 352 4WD

C5TZ-9B339-B = 1965/67 F100/250 2WD/4WD & F350 240/300 I-6 / 1965/67 F100/250 2WD 352.

And btw: E4ZZ-9278-A (replaced B7T-9278-B ~ C7ZZ-9278-A ~ C9ZZ-9278-A) .. Oil Pressure Gauge Sending Unit (Motorcraft SW-667) / Available from Ford

Applications: Myriad 1960's-1990's FoMoCo vehicles. *Does this 1984 replacement have the threaded stud for the wire...or not?