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**HO455** · 03-16-2019, 12:43 PM

Assuming your looking for oil pressure and temperature. Why don't you use the factory ones. You will have to have the temperature sender turned down and rethreaded to install in the passenger side head. Do a search on rethreading the sensor to find more info and the member who does the rethreading. You can replace the factory wire to the sensor without too much work if it needs to be longer.
The oil pressure line most likely will have to be lengthened to reach the nearest oil gallery. Or you can tee it with the LT's sensor.
And with some ingenuity you can rewire the the factory temperature idiot light to be the check engine light.

Good luck and welcome aboard!

03-16-2019, 12:43 PM	#2
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,787	Re: Factory gauges for Gen V swap 70 Suburban? Assuming your looking for oil pressure and temperature. Why don't you use the factory ones. You will have to have the temperature sender turned down and rethreaded to install in the passenger side head. Do a search on rethreading the sensor to find more info and the member who does the rethreading. You can replace the factory wire to the sensor without too much work if it needs to be longer. The oil pressure line most likely will have to be lengthened to reach the nearest oil gallery. Or you can tee it with the LT's sensor. And with some ingenuity you can rewire the the factory temperature idiot light to be the check engine light. Good luck and welcome aboard! __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban the WMB,1991 S(stink)-10 Blazer,1969 GTO, 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird. 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377