View Full Version : Whats easier in terms of install? (Gauges)
Nemesis
05-20-2003, 11:42 AM
An AirFuel Ratio or Oil Press? Im thinking about getting an Air/Fuel but im not sure how easy this would be to hook up
Air-fuel: Useless, IMO. It's a pretty light show, and that's about it. No useful information that I've ever been able to tell.
Oil Pressure- Remove the plug at the back of the head and put in the oil pressure sender (visible here, sticking out of the back of the engine)
http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/3LProject39.jpg
Route the wires, and done.
Nemesis
05-20-2003, 12:42 PM
thanks for the tip! , ive seen that how-to that was posted a while back and it was really confusing. but is there any way i could mess up when installing the oil press gauge? someone told me i needed a t-tap or something.
Thanks again
No, when you remove the plug from the head, the oil pressure sender screws right into it. Here's a link to my how-to. The parts where you see a "T" fitting are my failed attempts to tap the oil pressure from within the block.
Linky linky (http://www.gtx-citement.com/house/glicoes/GaugePodInstall.htm)
Nemesis
05-20-2003, 01:02 PM
thanks a bunch dan. im gonna try to attempt this tonight, hopefully i wont find some way to screw it up :-\
exigent
05-23-2003, 12:52 AM
Make sure you use pipe DOPE (not tape) on the threads.... I recomend ARP stud lube/sealer... its only available at the speed shop though... in a pinch use the stuff they use to seal gas pipes with...(any hardware store) Dont use tape and dont leave it dry... it WILL leak.
silverfrost99
05-23-2003, 10:43 AM
The oil pressure gauge install is pretty easy. I first tried it dry and it did leak like exigent said. But i used tape then and I have had no problems, it has been a good 10 months or more since I installed.
David:
I show in my How-To usig Teflon tape, backed off the fitting by one or two threads to allow for proper electrical conductivity. I have no leaks. Dope would work to, just make sure you give a little bare metal to the engine so you get a good signal.
CougarGT
05-23-2003, 03:56 PM
I used tape also. No leaks thus far.
When I worked in the high voltage world, we used tape EVERYWHERE. I have plugs holding in 3000 gallons of dielectric fluid in tap changers that use tefon tape.
When I would come back a year later for routine maintenence, no a drop had leaked.
Tape works.
Period!
exigent
05-23-2003, 08:38 PM
Huh... maybe I loused up the install of the tape... but it didnt work for me. I had a mad leak. Point taken though :)
Remember though that those acid tanks wernt presureinzed to 100psi or more. Ive seen my guage go to way past 100psi on a cold start.... most tapes arnt certified for that kind of pressure.
CougarGT
05-27-2003, 01:30 AM
Originally posted by: exigent
Huh... maybe I loused up the install of the tape... but it didnt work for me. I had a mad leak. Point taken though :)
Remember though that those acid tanks wernt presureinzed to 100psi or more. Ive seen my guage go to way past 100psi on a cold start.... most tapes arnt certified for that kind of pressure.
They are pressurized to about 3-5psi.
The real pressure however comes from the weight of the fluid.