Oil Temp gauge Mechanical or electric?
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (7)
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 318
Likes: 0
From: Clearwater, FL
Oil Temp gauge Mechanical or electric? I have seen many people running the electric oil temp gauge. I am planning on running some Auto meter Phantom gauges and would like to not run the short sweep. I noticed that there is only a full sweep in mechanical. Is anyone running a mechanical oil temp gauge? I plan on running the sending unit into the piece above the oil filter.
Has Unresolved Sales In Feedback/12 second club
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
From: Just outside of Springfiled Missouri.
ya, ive herd of a few peeps using them, the main thing is to make sure you tie the plastic tube back really well, or even use copper.
I'm running an AutoMeter Pro Comp(full sweep) mech oil temp. Works good. Just drill and tap for the fitting in the oil filter housing and you're good to go. As said, keep the sending wire away from the headers-
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (7)
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 318
Likes: 0
From: Clearwater, FL
Ok so i am getting ready to install mechanical oil gauge today and the mechanical sender is pretty big. It basically has a pretty large an fitting with a metal tip similar to what a mechanical water temp gauge has. Has anyone found a fitting that adapts well to the oil piece beside the filter?
