Oil pressure gauge install Q

[cscmc1]

Pardon my asking -- I should know this by now, or at least be able to find this by searching, but I can't -- where exactly is the sender for the oil pressure gauge? I need to pull it and install an aftermarket gauge to keep a better eye on oil pressure. This will be on my 89 7.3 (na). Thanks in advance!

Chris

 

[The Warden]

The sender's on the top of the engine, in the very back near the driver's side head. It's close to the glow plug controller.

 

[cscmc1]

The sender's on the top of the engine, in the very back near the driver's side head. It's close to the glow plug controller.

Thank you, sir. I'll fumble around in there later and see what I can find!

 

[Agnem]

If you want to keep the factory sender and gauge operational (for sentimental reasons or whatever), there are two additional ports that you can use on the drivers side of the engine. Take a look at the FS-2500 project folder in the Moose Truck album link.

 

[cscmc1]

Thanks, Mel!

 

[pennsylvaniabo]

If you want to keep the factory sender and gauge operational (for sentimental reasons or whatever), there are two additional ports that you can use on the drivers side of the engine. Take a look at the FS-2500 project folder in the Moose Truck album link.

Where is this page?

 

[Kevin 007]

Yes, I got a TEE and plumed my factory sendor into one port and the aftermarket into the other.
The hardest part was getting a wrench on the fitting to take out the OEM sendor.

Maybe a good idea to use a stubby wrench on this....

 

[Dieselcrawler]

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[pennsylvaniabo]

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awesome!...anyone have a suggestion for where to hook up engine temp gauge...

Also arent there ports on the side of the block too? My truck is turbo, so getting to the oil send is going to be a huge challege!

 

[Dieselcrawler]

there are some down behind the oil cooler. hard to get to also.

here are the 2 coolant temp locations.

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[pennsylvaniabo]

I take it the lower one is the warning light?

 

[trapper]

edit the top is the temp and the bottom is the light i use the top one for a mechanical temp gauge

 

[Dieselcrawler]

i belive so, easy way to check is to ground out the wire and look at what is on. if the engine temp light is on, then thats it. if the gauge is maxed, then thats the gauge sender. just stick a little screw in the terminal and put it against the block.

 

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[Silver Burner]

I'll be getting one of those glowshift oil p. gauges here soon so it's good to know where I can hook the sucker up at, especially since it would be such a PITA to get to the stock sender location underneath the turbo.