Mech. Temp Question

[frost0100]

I just got this mech. gauge cluster - has water temp & oil pressure

I dont have a 5.0 but I do have a 5.8 (351W - I figured I'd still be able to find some help in here)

I dont know engines too well but am in the process of learning thanks to boards like this. My question..... Where does the sensor go? I found a plug directly behind where the water exits the block - would I put it in there?

Also where would I run the oil pressure to? There is a little white hose that needs to connect to something.

Thanks in advance for helping out a newbie.

 

[GT Trooper]

Water temp: front of lower intake where the stock sensor is. Move the stock sensor to the rear of the lower intake so that you won't have a dead gauge in your cluster.

Oil line: Go to the hardware store and get yourself a t-fitting and use the oil sensor located near your oil filter.

Hope this helps a bit.

 

[frost0100]

Water temp: front of lower intake where the stock sensor is. Move the stock sensor to the rear of the lower intake so that you won't have a dead gauge in your cluster.

Oil line: Go to the hardware store and get yourself a t-fitting and use the oil sensor located near your oil filter.

Hope this helps a bit.

Thanks for the info. At least now I know where to look. If I could trouble you once more though, Im posting some photos just for clairification.

Are these the two areas you were speaking of? They both look like they are electrical (am I correct on that?) If Im looking in the correct spot, I should remove the water temp and install my new one here? For the oil - Im not sure Im looking at the right area, because when i remove that wire, there is only a screw type of peg for that connector to fit, no wher for the hose to connect up to? I think I may be in the wrong spot.

 

[jerryD]

that pic shows both of the correct sensors. for the water, i would drill/tap the thermo housing and put a sender in there. the back of the intake doesn't get much flow across the heads. for the oil, you have to take the sender off, it takes a 9/16 wrench to do that. once it is off, you will need 1/4 fittings to hook up your oil gauge. your stock oil gauge will be dead, unless you put a tee fitting on there for both gauges.

 

[HISSIN50]

While Jerry is right, the stock temp gauge is such a hysteretic POS, I dont think it matters (mine acts the same as it did when it was up front). I left the water neck open in case I need a fan probe or something there. So while he is right, if the rear of the lower is what makes sense to use for the stock gauge sender, I dont have an issue with it.

And they got you covered with the OP gauge. You might need to adapt the mech OP gauge fittings up to 1/4" (or vice verse). It has been so long since I did one......But I thought they were 1/8" NPT fittings. One can use copper or braided line instead of nylon (personal preference).

Also since doing mech OP, one can remove the hex tube and tap a hole for the OP line. That keeps one from having to do a Tee, etc.

Good luck.