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Mar 6, 2011 | 06:36 PM

dgoertel

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Ol pressure gauge question

1991 302 efi windsor. So i had low readings on my oil pressure gauge i replaced the sensor on my motor bout a month ago it was reading great an now its back to reading really low like it clogged up or something. so im wanta to put a mechanical gauge in. can i pick something up from napa that screws in to the old sensor an just run my line that way or is there a deffernt way im supposed to do this.

Mar 6, 2011 | 06:40 PM

fdude64

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the line should be put in where the sending unit for the factory guage is.

Mar 6, 2011 | 06:51 PM

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Ok so if i buy the mechanical gauge an rubber tube. can i go down to napa an get something the threads in where my sending unit used to be an hook it up from there

Mar 6, 2011 | 08:04 PM

dgoertel

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never mind i figured it out. the sending unit came seperate came seperate

Mar 6, 2011 | 08:48 PM

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I tried to put a electric gauge in place of my gauge to get an accurate reading of my oil pressure but ran into a problem. The sending unit for the gauge is larger than the factory one and will not fit in the hole for it because it hits the exhaust manifold (if I remember correctly). I would like to put a pipe in there and maybe a T to put both sending units so that I can have factory gauge and aftermarket gauge. What would be the best way to accomplish this. I'm very mechanically inclined but not sure of a good easy way to do this. Thanks guys!