I am having trouble finding where the oil pressure gauge wire comes out of the engine harness. I just keep finding hot wires, (found three so far). Also what color is it? Thanks!
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it should be coming out of the harness just to the right of the engine, i believe this wire is pink with a black stripe.....good luck
Thanks, I'll look again for it!
I finally found it! It's right directly above the alternator, and it is pink with a black stripe like you said! Now I will buy a sending unit and find out how much oil pressure my new engine really has!!! Gulp!
Just a suggestion...put a brass T in the block where the stock sending unit screws in, then screw your original gauge sending unit into the top of the T and screw a small 1-1.5" mechanical gauge in the side of the T. I just did this to mine to make sure I was getting an accurate reading from my dash oil pressure gauge, I have read that the original gauges can give unreliable pressure readings. The mechanical guage is permanant and can be seen just by opening the deck lid. Good luck!
I thought about that myself too!!! She's running great! I just blew a radiator seam racing her around town! All in the line of duty.
quote:Originally posted by Tom@Seal Beach:
Just a suggestion...put a brass T in the block where the stock sending unit screws in, then screw your original gauge sending unit into the top of the T and screw a small 1-1.5" mechanical gauge in the side of the T. I just did this to mine to make sure I was getting an accurate reading from my dash oil pressure gauge, I have read that the original gauges can give unreliable pressure readings. The mechanical guage is permanant and can be seen just by opening the deck lid. Good luck!
Excellent and inexpensive suggestion !!
...Hey 1Quick72!! I HAVE to tell You and all others running these Damn things to Please Get Rid Of those Glass Fuel Filters!! They are held together with Thin 'Pot Metal' Threads that will someday fail, the filter will come completely apart Flooding fuel all over the place. This warning comes from past experience! As the Man said; "Listen to me Now, Or Believe Me Later!"...
...Beautiful Engine and Compartment, by the way!!!...
Wow thanks for the heads up...I think I have one of those glass filters also and never gave it a second thought.. I will definitely change it out.
Ditto on the glass filter. Mine separated and gas flowed all over the floor before I could pull the line at the tank.
At least it was in the garage and not on the road where it would have been on hot exhaust. Talk about spectacular...that would have been it.
At least it was in the garage and not on the road where it would have been on hot exhaust. Talk about spectacular...that would have been it.
THANX for the info !!! CONSIDER IT DONE !!,thats the LAST THING I NEED !! i dont want to see 2 years of hard work GO UP IN FLAMES!! 
....THANX MARLIN...DAVE
....THANX MARLIN...DAVE
Yup, the 5-0 puchbutton came with one of those. It was mounted near the firewall and couldn't be easily seen. I noticed oil droppings and started tracing the source. It eneded up being that gas filter leaking and washing the motor in the process. Good thing it never "lit" up!
I just slammed a metal one on, they're strong but not cleanable.