Guages

["D. Dardalis" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim, if you had a Big Block, I would tell you the exact location.  But you 
have a V-6 (?), so I will give you the location in general terms.

The coolant needs to go in the coolant outlet (the hottest spot).  On the 
radiator, it might give you lower than the hottest reading, and as you 
said, it needs to touch the coolant.  On big blocks, you can remove one of 
the stock H2O sensors above the water pump, and one of the NPT fittings 
provided will fit right in.

Oil:  They normally put it in the furthest location from the oil pump.  Not 
so much because there will be a significant pressure drop, but because:
A) This would be the last spot where oil pressure restores after a dry start
B) This is the first place that the oil pressure disappears if you have 
trouble.
Where is this location?  You guessed it, valvetrain.  Usually, that's where 
the factory sending unit is.  Remove the factory sending unit, and you will 
most likely see a 1/4 or 1/8 NPT fitting.  You can either replace the 
factory unit, or go to a hardware store, by a T fitting and install both.
D^2 with mechanical gauges on the high mileage 68.


At 12:30 PM 7/27/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>  I went out today and got a coolant temp guage and a
>oil pressure guage (both machinical ones).
>
>Problem: instructions do not mention where or how to
>hook the two guages up to the car- they say to
>"attach/screw into engine block"