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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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I can't go to the shop right now since it's closed and I can't look at my pan but can someone with a canton pan tell me if it has a bung pre welded into it for use with an oil pressure sender from any popular gauge company like autometer etc????

Cause I have the sender that comes with my gauge but i can't for the life of me remember if the pan has that bung already in it. I know it does have an extra hole that is plugged if my memory serves me....
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 07:03 AM
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YOu mean an oil TEMPERATURE gauge ....right? If so on the right hand side there is a plug, or you can use the old oil level sensor hole.




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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 07:39 AM
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I agree, plus I don't think you can get pressure through the pan.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 07:44 AM
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Yeah if we got pressure through the pan, my Canton would have been empty in about 5 mins from all the leaks, lol. Yes the Canton I had has a bung for the temp gauge on the pass side wing. It will fit the standard adapters that are included with Autometer gauges.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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sorry guys my fingers were typing faster than my brain could process... yeah i meant temperature gauge.....

i know the pressure port is behind the manifold so don't need no help there...

cool. thanks...
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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I put mine in the low oil port, just retapped the hole, when I put water in there just to see where the oil would be in running conditions at WOT the oil isnt up to the top of the pan where the other plug is you can have 2-3 qts in the top end easy when running high RPMs. I just wanted mine to be in oil all the time
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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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isn't the other port vertical in the pan sides???? Like the kickout portion at the top????? I'd expect that oil would be there all the time no?????

I gotta go down and take a look at the pan to make sure it's where i'm thinking it should be..... but if not yeah i'll end up using the low oil port.... problem is that the pan is ON the motor and i don't want to end up tapping metal shavings into the pan..... i'd have to remove the pan which i don't want to do.....
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