Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?

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Jun 15, 2006 | 06:16 PM

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USS

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Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?

My autometer electrical oil pressure gauge broke after 2 weeks. I have an autometer mechanical with a ss line now, and it's mint

Jun 16, 2006 | 01:11 AM

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Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?

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Originally Posted by Kenny Rogers

Question on an electrical gauge... do you just splice into the stock oil pressure sensor on the back of the block?

If you mean the wiring, no. The stock sensor on the back of the block is simply a switch that completes a circut below xxpsi. If you mean t'ing the source for another sending unit, then yes.

Jun 16, 2006 | 01:44 AM

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Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?

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Originally Posted by slo_crx1

I personally consider the oil pressure gauge the single most important guage to have, just for the fact that oil is the life-blood of your engine, and without oil pressure you'll have nothing but a big boat anchor.

Yup. I've run cars with no boost gauges. With boost cut set in the ECU, I'll probably own several more.

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Originally Posted by Snafubmx234

My autometer electrical oil pressure gauge broke after 2 weeks.

Sell it to me.

Jun 16, 2006 | 01:48 AM

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Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?

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Originally Posted by Foowee

If you mean the wiring, no. The stock sensor on the back of the block is simply a switch that completes a circut below 20psi. If you mean t'ing the source for another sending unit, then yes.

So, with an electrical gauge, where do you wire it?