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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 02:15 PM
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Part identification help?

I was working on my truck this weekend and noticed a part on the front of the block that looked like the plastic was disentegrating. I touched it and guess what, it broke into three pieces! ;-) I will replace it but I have no idea what it is. It is located at the top of the block directly over the water pump. Can anybody tell me what is the part circled in red. Thanks!


 
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 02:45 PM
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Testport for base oil pressure .
 
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 03:43 PM
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So if that is a test port for base oil pressure, could one tap into that for a direct pressure reading (like pillar mounted Isso Pro/GloShift)? Could be an option better than the indicator in the cluster that shows mid-gauge with any pressure.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 03:51 PM
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You could connect a display/Gauge to it, of course.
But in my opinion, there are more important parameters to monitor. Without base oil pressure, a 6.0 simply dies.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Hartwig
Testport for base oil pressure .
I really appreciate the quick reply. I should be able to find something suitable as a replacement for the plastic cover.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 06:27 PM
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Anything, or leave it alone as you'll probably never use it as it was intended.

Yes, you can pull oil pressure from there.



 
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Old Oct 4, 2022 | 10:10 AM
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Anything, or leave it alone as you'll probably never use it as it was intended.

Yes, you can pull oil pressure from there.


Wtf lets trade engines.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2022 | 11:34 PM
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Anything, or leave it alone as you'll probably never use it as it was intended.

Yes, you can pull oil pressure from there.


Your doing more then monitoring the base oil pressure.
 
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Temporarily monitor oil temperature to see how the aftermarket sensor correlates to the factory oil temperature. That needs constant flow, so there is a path that dumps to the valve cover.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 01:35 AM
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I can't help it.

It looks like that engine got Jack---ed.
In this case, that is a good thing. That is, if you are not in a rush.
 
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