Installing Oil Pressure Gauge

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Sep 26, 2001 | 10:02 PM

fasch74

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Installing Oil Pressure Gauge

i have a 1974 460 thats in a 65 f100. I was replacing the oil pressure switch when i thought about installing a gauge instead of just that light. The guy at the autozone here told me that installing an oil pressure gauge was a lot of work. Maybe my dad has just raised me wrong but i like to see what my oil pressure is at. Is there an easy way to do this? It would make me and my dad happy.

josh
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Sep 26, 2001 | 10:34 PM

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Installing Oil Pressure Gauge

>>The guy at the autozone here told me that installing an oil pressure gauge was a lot of work<<

What an attitude for him to have

buy a GOOD gauge and an Instalation kit and have at it!

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Oct 16, 2001 | 01:36 PM

Jenks

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Installing Oil Pressure Gauge

I don't why the guy said that is was hard for. buy a kit at a part store. plug it into the sendng unit hole and run the connections through the fire wall to the gauge.

Oct 24, 2001 | 11:05 AM

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Installing Oil Pressure Gauge

Get a good gauge and installion kit it's easy. If you want to get fancy, stop at the hardware store and pick up a brass T an a short nipple (piece of pipe) then you can install both the idiot light and the gauge, just be sure to use a good pipe sealant at all the joints, teflon tape works fine.

I would also speak to the manager at that Auto Zone, around here they are promoting people to fix their own stuff not telling them it can't be done.