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Originally posted by RTStabler51:
Originally posted by warmonger:
Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by RTStabler51:
Mech or Elec? I don't think anyone has squeezed the electrical in behind the a/c compressor yet. Most of us running them in the 'correct' place are running mech...
A simple 90 degree elbow or a T-fitting lets you run an electric sender. The stock sending unit is mounted there.
I think I'd mount it in the head personally, if I could fit it as that will show pressure dropoff quicker I'd think.
Wouldn't it be the opposite with the 'crappy' 2.5L heads with the oil being 'trapped' in the heads and thus not enough oil in the crankcase? Wouldn't you see the drop in pressure down there first?
The system is really a set of controlled leaks, not sealed.
The heads/cams are further away from the source with some of the controlled leaks being the crank and rod bearings. Since the distance to the heads/cams is further away then anything else, the resistance to flow will be higher. The pressure will be higher up close to the pump and lower further away with every pressure drop.
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Are you suggesting the head might not be a bad place to put a electrical sender now? Just want to clarify. Ive had mine in here for awhile now even though this forum has looked down on this.
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Originally posted by Speed Demons:
Are you suggesting the head might not be a bad place to put a electrical sender now? Just want to clarify. Ive had mine in here for awhile now even though this forum has looked down on this.
No, I believe Tom is suggesting (as I did a few years back) that you may see a pressure drop sooner in the heads vice the crankcase.
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Yep, that is kinda what I was thinking.
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So even though the head location would be less acurate, it would show a pressure drop sooner? Wouldn't that be most useful for most of us?
I mean, I don't care if I really have 45psi and it says 40psi. I just want to know if there is a problem, and the sooner I know, the better.
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Since the problem is in the bottom end with oil, I believe that you'd see the pressure drop in the bottomend, not the top. If the oiling problem was in the top end, then the head mounted area would be the way to go, but since its in the bottom end, I want to know what the pressure is down thur.
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How many people have experienced leaking with mechanical oil pressure gauges... I would cry if my gauge leaked oil all over the interior.....
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