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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 09:06 AM
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Fuel pressure gauge install question

I bought an Autometer 4763 gauge that didn't come with the correct fittings to plumb the sender into one of the extra ports on the back of the bowl. I went to the Ace hardware store right across the street and they didn't have anything (not surprised) and then Napa. They couldn't find a fitting to match either. He found that the plug threads are 7/16 20 tpi and the sender is 1/8" NPT. He suggested getting a 7/16 20tpi bolt, drilling it rifle-style, and then tapping it for a 1/8" NPT. The alternative, and what I ended up doing, was to use brass fittings to tee it off one of the supply lines to the heads. I ended up going that route but wanted to know if I should have looked harder for the right fitting.

Here's a pic of what I have now. I've test fit it, and it seems to work although I will need to insulate the hard lines because they rub due to the offset.

 
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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 09:21 AM
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It's some kind of ORB, Riffraff has it.
Pressure Port Adapter - Straight 1/8 FNPT for Ford 7.3L (99-03) - GZ-13-001
 
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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 09:21 AM
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Riff raff sells straight and 90 degree. Parker hydraulic stores usually have them as well

Pressure Port Adapter - 90 deg elbow x 1/8 FNPT for Ford 7.3L (99-03) - GZ-13-002

Pressure Port Adapter - Straight 1/8 FNPT for Ford 7.3L (99-03) - GZ-13-001



What you did will work to give you post filter pressure.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 09:32 AM
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What he has there looks good and cheap too but will it fit in the space? And those lines to the heads are rigid and not very forgiving, I'd like to hear if that works.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 09:40 AM
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Besides the lines being rigid, I doubt there's enough room for that to work...
any hydraulic shop or even Napa should have..#4orbX1/8fnpt
 
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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by timmyboy76
Besides the lines being rigid, I doubt there's enough room for that to work...
This... I recently rebuilt the fuel bowl and I would not want to mess with the lines too much unless I was replacing them with flexible lines of some sort.

Why not use the test ports or whatever they are called on the side of the bowl toward the engine? There is a pre and post filter. I installed a 90 degree on the post filter port and it works great for the ISSPro sensor.
 
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Fuel Bowl Parts and O-rings - 1999-2003 Ford 7.3L

13-001 or 13-002

1/8" NPT pressure port adapter. Fits the pressure ports straight thread fitting located on the rear of the 99-03 Ford 7.3L Powerstroke fuel bowls for aftermarket fuel pressure gauges or to add a pressure test port to your fuel system.
 
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Once again, you guys have the answers. Thank you.
 
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