Oil pressure sensor guage
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Oil pressure sensor guage
i have a 77. The oil pressure gauge always says its maxed out. I assume this is from the oil pressure sensor. I’m thinking I have a mechanical gauge plugged into what i believe is a electrical sensor. I bought a mechanical sensor gauge but the thread was different and wouldn’t screw in. There are two spots where it can screw in correct? One by the distributor and one by the oil filter? I’m not too knowledgeable on mechanics, but trying to figure it out. Any help is appreciated.
Last edited by DavidNHarris88; Jan 19, 2018 at 11:42 AM.
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It's not possible to plug a mechanical gauge into an electrical sensor: The electrical sensor will have a wire or electrical spade terminal on it, whereas a mechanical gauge has a 1/8" male pipe thread on it.
You are correct on the 2 locations for tapping into oil pressure in the block. Both holes are 1/8" pipe threads. If you have a mechanical test gauge, most of them are also 1/8" pipe, but if you have something different you can buy pipe thread adapters at any NAPA store to adapt your test gauge to the 1/8" pipe threads in the block.
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You are correct on the 2 locations for tapping into oil pressure in the block. Both holes are 1/8" pipe threads. If you have a mechanical test gauge, most of them are also 1/8" pipe, but if you have something different you can buy pipe thread adapters at any NAPA store to adapt your test gauge to the 1/8" pipe threads in the block.
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I’m thinking I have a mechanical gauge plugged into what i believe is a electrical sensor. I bought a mechanical sensor gauge but the thread was different and wouldn’t screw in. There are two spots where it can screw in correct? One by the distributor and one by the oil filter?
I looked at the senders available at O'Reilly, and they all look like 1/8" threads (gauge senders and light senders) - are you sure that your new sender is correct? Maybe post a picture of your current and new senders?
