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Old thread, but probably the best on hooking up an oil pressure guage.
I have a couple questions:
1) Anyone know what size fittings are needed to thread into the block? I'd be going into home depot completely blind at this point.
2) If I'm understanding this correctly, a hose is what we're connecting here, and oil goes up the hose to the oil pressure guage, so does that mean we need to add a little bit more oil to the engine on the next oil change to compensate? Is the amount of oil used here small enough not to make a difference?
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I have it written down at home but I think it's a 3/8 to 1/4 fitting. On the end of that you'll need a 1/4 elbow. No extra oil needed.
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frickin fantastic Todd, thats exactly what I needed and more than I had hoped for, thanks brolly
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Also ran 1/4 copper tubing around the block and exhaust manifolds. Plastic tubing comes with the gauge. Then before you run it into the cabin a 1/4 compression fitting is used to join the copper and plastic. Looks like this but obviously this is larger but you get the point. 
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Whatcha smoking outta that pipe buddy???  Hey Todd, was there a freeze plug or something there ti put my temp sensor in or did you drill that hole yourself???
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Originally posted by Bk4293L:
Hey Todd, was there a freeze plug or something there ti put my temp sensor in or did you drill that hole yourself???
Drilled a fat right through the black. Hit a couple pistons. Ah it will only lighten them. Seriously though it's an oil galley plug. The only one that should be used since the head galley isn't accurate.
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ordering my pressure gauge in a couple days....glad these pics are up  todd, please post for sure what reducing fitting is needed asap as i'll be ordering that up right away. Josh
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Gotta go to Menards, Home Depot or Lowes. Had to go to Menards for the 1/4 to 1/4 compression fitting. HD only had 1/8.
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I only have a home depot up here 
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Okay go to that ACE Hardware in B.F. with the funny name. Smaller places might actually have it.
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