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Engine oil temp and vacuum gauge?

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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by HankL
the cheap way to mount an oil temperature gauge is to make a T between the factory oil pressure switch for the sensor to mount to,
but I don't like this because you are not measuring the temperature of 'flowing' oil.

Pick up the vacuum signal at the test nipple on the intake manifold
so as to avoid the check valves in the factory vacuum lines.

Good luck
There is where that was basically said above.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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Yea thanks guys, just wanted to confirm. also could somebody please take a picture of the location of this vacuum test nipple and the factory oil presurre switch. just so I can find it. Thanks
 
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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anybody have pics of these locations, thanks again
 
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