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Old 06-29-2014, 01:13 PM   #6
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Re: Oil pressure gauge and dummy light

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Originally Posted by 1963c-10 View Post
maybe run a "t" at the block. sending unit can be plumbed intto that and the other line could function the guage. you may have to get creative with the fittings, but they are all common sizes. did po damage the wiring harness during his conversion? id restore cluster to original and mount mechanical gauge under dash or get the factory guage cluster and use the overspeed lamp for your oil pressure switch
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This is exactly what I did in my '63, but I have a factory gauge dash.
I ran the wire from the idiot light sender to where the overspeed warning red light would have been on the cluster (and sanded off the "overspeed warning" words on the red lens) so now I have a pressure gauge and a warning light. It is located next to the oil pressure gauge in the picture.

I did the same with the temperature sensor as well. I have a factory temperature gauge as well as the sender for the green/red idiot light. I only use the wire from the red side of that sender and it goes to the other red dot in my gauge cluster. It is located next to the battery gauge in the picture.


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