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Old 03-08-2011, 08:52 AM   #1
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Oil Sender

Ok i bought the stock oil sender and its kinda big to fit right there by the distributer. Where else could it be put out of the way ( 82 K20 350 )
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Old 03-08-2011, 09:16 AM   #2
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Big, the sender you got is for guages. If you have idiot lights it won't work. Look down by the oil filter, thats where the sender goes with guages. Depending on application, the sender by the dist is probably for an electric choke heater. Jim
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Old 03-08-2011, 05:45 PM   #3
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Big, the sender you got is for guages. If you have idiot lights it won't work. Look down by the oil filter, thats where the sender goes with guages. Depending on application, the sender by the dist is probably for an electric choke heater. Jim
This where they P.O. had the cheapy mechanical gauge hooked to, BTW, i do have gauges and I am trying to hook them back up, I will surely look by the oil filter and see if it will go there. Thanks
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Old 03-08-2011, 05:53 PM   #4
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Re: Oil Sender

have same kinda issue.
my guage was reading real low. someone suggested changing the sending unit. so i did this....and its still eading the same.
doesnt seem to move???
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Old 03-08-2011, 11:39 PM   #5
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Re: Oil Sender

chevrolets show low oil pressure at idle anyways
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Old 03-09-2011, 12:45 PM   #6
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Re: Oil Sender

you can get a angled fitting that will put the sender away from the distibuter it 45s away from it.
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Old 03-09-2011, 03:38 PM   #7
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Re: Oil Sender

Hopefully I wont have to if I can put the sender near the oil filter
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Old 03-09-2011, 07:07 PM   #8
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Re: Oil Sender

Went through this when I first got this C-30. Agree that there wasn't enough clearance so opted for this solution in brass. One straight and one 45 degree fitting and it worked.

Still recall it was not easy with so little room to even turn a wrench and yes it just barely clears the distributor...but it did and that is all that matters.

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Old 03-10-2011, 07:13 AM   #9
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Re: Oil Sender

My sender is a bit bigger than that. And the book showed the same sender for the 350 and the original Diesel motor
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Old 03-10-2011, 02:20 PM   #10
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Re: Oil Sender

My 86 sender was smaller. 6.00 at o'reillys fit with hei
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Old 03-10-2011, 02:38 PM   #11
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chevrolets show low oil pressure at idle anyways
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My 86 idles at around 45-50psi
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