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Old 11-08-2014 | 05:15 PM
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Finally installed my oil & coolant gauges.

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I'm getting 22psi at hot idle with Motorcraft full synthetic 5w40 diesel oil, and a brand new oil pump.

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Old 11-09-2014 | 10:24 AM
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Awesome. I will be doing the same thing next month. Might add the voltage gauge too.
 
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Old 11-10-2014 | 03:14 PM
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purrty, what was involved, i'd like to do the same?
 
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Old 11-10-2014 | 06:21 PM
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Nice job. 2 best and most important gauges you could have picked.
 
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Old 11-11-2014 | 11:02 AM
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Old 11-11-2014 | 01:01 PM
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this is such a cool project. Where does the oil pressure sensor connect?
 
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Old 11-11-2014 | 01:13 PM
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you can tee off your original sending unit or use a sandwich adapter between the filter and the block
 
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Old 11-11-2014 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by potxoli
this is such a cool project. Where does the oil pressure sensor connect?
There's a port right next to the stock oil pressure switch port on the timing cover. You'll need an adapter to make it work, M20 to ⅛ NPT.
 
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Old 11-11-2014 | 01:31 PM
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Saw this on reddit too, looks great man. Similar temp gauge setup to mine. I also just noticed, your coolant isn't green. It's red. What kind of coolant are you running?
 
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Old 11-11-2014 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by drowssap
you can tee off your original sending unit or use a sandwich adapter between the filter and the block
I had originally wanted to go with the tee, however you need a low-rise tee in the correct size (m20) which was hard to find. I don't like the sandwich adapters in principle, preferring to keep a stock look, and also wanted to prevent my filter from sticking out any further, since I use the larger filters and it sticks out enough already.
 



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