Mechanical Oil Pressure Gauge Replaced with electric

[tortuga]

Bought the gauge and sender from Niosinger, ($250 ish)

And a ford sender extension from Summit-needed to fit sender: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sdk-c2oz-9b339-c ($25)

and a 1/8-1/4 reducer bushing from the hardware store to adapt the sender to the extension. ($1.79)

It was a breeze to pull the sender wire through, just jammed it in the hose and pulled the hose through to the guage through the existing sleeve.

The light has the switched 12v dash power and a system ground, the only other wire was switched 12v that i pulled from the green bundles on the wiring tray 9beside the signal wire).

No more oily weeping oil sender or the possibility of an oil leak into the cockpit.

[jhv48]

I did the same with the oil temp gauge.

[zrayr]

I've been using mechanical oil pressure gauges for 50 years and never had the oil line to the gauge leak oil yet.
I am just lucky ?

Z.

[Blas]

A wise man once said...'if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

[zrayr]

Sometimes I work under a similar axiom, "no matter how much I fix it, it's still broke."

Z

[tortuga]

Originally Posted by zrayr

I've been using mechanical oil pressure gauges for 50 years and never had the oil line to the gauge leak oil yet.
I am just lucky ?

Z.

The plumbing at the source WAS weeping, where it would likely fail.

[Got the Bug]

I battled the weeping compression fitting at the block early on. A buddy suggested converting the plastic hose and compression fitting, to a braided line. Been dry as a bone since installing the braided line.

[zrayr]

As soon my plastic line starts leaking, I'm going to the braided line also. I thought it was leaking once, but it was the brass adaptor fitting leaking thru the threads. A little Hylomar fixed that.

Z

[1985 CCX]

Well the 289 came electric, so I have to say welcome to the club....

[jhv48]

Originally Posted by zrayr

As soon my plastic line starts leaking, I'm going to the braided line also. I thought it was leaking once, but it was the brass adaptor fitting leaking thru the threads. A little Hylomar fixed that.

Z

Call the folks at BATINC, they will make up the braided line with the correct fittings on both ends so you will only have to remove the old line and attach the new one.

[ACademic]

I personally would never chance oil pressure readings to an electronic connection. Temps are another matter and not as sensitive. The proper braided line will eliminate all leaks.

[Propwash]

Two functions for which I never use electric gauges are oil pressure and water temperature. Both are too important to leave to the vagaries of electrical signals. I never use plastic lines for the o/p, I always use either copper or braided. If the OEM on any Shelby roadster was electric (Smith's) then that's the only exception, but I have plumbed up an accessory mech w/t on my 260.

[tortuga]

Well the elcec gauge looks like crap at night, weird color and big light gaps around the back set face...Glad i didnt deep 6 the mechanical guage: may be reverting. Nisinger sort of said it is what it is and what it is i don't really like.

Braided line huh?

Just dawned on me that i am leaving monitoring of this parameter to ENGLISH electrics too...

[DanMartin]

[madmaxx]

Nisinger has lost a lot of altitude with me. I bought an oil temp gauge once and it was way off. Their response, everybody fksup, I believe I had to pay shipping back. Sounds like they do it more often than not.

[tortuga]

Update: This Smiths Gauge is a total POS...I wired it correctly using shrink wrapped butt splices, proper ground and power etc...Its all over the place back to mechanical and a call to Nosinger...