Fitting an Oil Presure Gauge

[blusmith]

Hi Have rebuild my '82 engine and I want to fit an oil pressure gauge for my own reassurance How can I do this ?

Chris

[Divers]

Outside of buying the gauge...

Buy new sender unit
Remove existing oil sending unit from oil boss
Install new pressure sending unit in its place
Remove plug opposite side of oil boss
Screw in the removed oil sending unit
Run new wire from your NEW unit to your new gauge.
Old wires go to where you moved original unit.

[blusmith]

Thanks

[DocGraphics]

Here's a link to a great write up on how to install one

http://flumichigan.italiancarclub.com/T ... egauge.pdf

[narfire]

Mine was a mechanical one. It came with fittings that screwed into the side of the filter boss, (after taking a plug out), and then ran the thin white tube through the firewall and mounted under the dash left side for now. Works great...so far.

[majicwrench]

That thin white tube is a disaster waiting to happen. Replace it with a copper tube, any hardware/auto store can fix you up.
keith

[bradartigue]

Outside of buying the gauge...

Buy new sender unit
Remove existing oil sending unit from oil boss
Install new pressure sending unit in its place
Remove plug opposite side of oil boss
Screw in the removed oil sending unit
Run new wire from your NEW unit to your new gauge.
Old wires go to where you moved original unit.

Hey you forgot this step:

Post on fiatspider.com "Why is my oil pressure reading so low?"

[Divers]

I only installed a pressure gauge for looks...since the stock clock lens sucked so bad. One of those poorly designed stock items.