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There are electrical fuel pressure gauges which use an electric sending unit to communicate electrically to the gauge. The "sending unit" serves as teh interface between the fuel and the sensor that measures the pressure, then it simply sends the signal through the wires to the gauge, wherever it is mounted.
BTW... the electrical gauges tend to be less expensive and easier to install, too.
BTW... the electrical gauges tend to be less expensive and easier to install, too.
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Thanks for all the help. It seems there is a bit of controversy over grease or no-grease and also drilling one time or multiple times. I read once that a guy recommended drilling with the engine running, that way the exhaust pushed all the shavings out. I figured I would do it that way when the time finally came. What do you think?
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Originally Posted by Power Strokeme
Thanks for all the help. It seems there is a bit of controversy over grease or no-grease and also drilling one time or multiple times. I read once that a guy recommended drilling with the engine running, that way the exhaust pushed all the shavings out. I figured I would do it that way when the time finally came. What do you think?
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Originally Posted by F250_
There are electrical fuel pressure gauges which use an electric sending unit to communicate electrically to the gauge. The "sending unit" serves as teh interface between the fuel and the sensor that measures the pressure, then it simply sends the signal through the wires to the gauge, wherever it is mounted.
BTW... the electrical gauges tend to be less expensive and easier to install, too.
BTW... the electrical gauges tend to be less expensive and easier to install, too.
Ya got the gauge thing backwards... Electric are more expensive then the mechanical...
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Originally Posted by CSIPSD
Ya got the gauge thing backwards... Electric are more expensive then the mechanical...
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It always seems like there's one more gauge we want than the space we have. What I did is combined my transmission temperature and engine oil temperature in one gauge. The electric temperature gauges of the same range (full sweep, short sweep, etc.) are the same except for what they have printed on the display.(oil temp, water temp, trans temp, etc.)
I just installed another sensor and control which reading I want with a SPDT switch. One way it reads the trans temp and the other way the oil temp. I also installed an led to indicate which one was being displayed.
It's worked great for the last 6 years and allowed me to add a gauge without actually having to physically add a gauge.
Austin
I just installed another sensor and control which reading I want with a SPDT switch. One way it reads the trans temp and the other way the oil temp. I also installed an led to indicate which one was being displayed.
It's worked great for the last 6 years and allowed me to add a gauge without actually having to physically add a gauge.
Austin
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Originally Posted by AustinS
...I just installed another sensor and control which reading I want with a SPDT switch. One way it reads the trans temp and the other way the oil temp. I also installed an led to indicate which one was being displayed.
It's worked great for the last 6 years and allowed me to add a gauge without actually having to physically add a gauge.
Austin
It's worked great for the last 6 years and allowed me to add a gauge without actually having to physically add a gauge.
Austin
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