Thinking of installing a temperature gauge

Ok, does that mean that I can keep the factory oil lamp still in business hooking up an oil pressure gauge there?
If I understand you correct I add the oil pressure sensor nearby the current one for the factory oil lamp?
Appreciate your patience on the subject Adam

 

you would have one or the other, however adding the correctly sized nipple and a T fitting you can still operate both. and is also a good idea

 

Meaning the same sender/sensor will operate both the factory oil lamp as well as the oil pressure gauge, right?

 

nope you would use two sending units. one for the light (factory sending unit), the other new one for the gauge, you would use plumbing fittings to get both.

 

Since my Riv has an electric fuel pump switched from the oil pressure sending unit, I bought a brass T fitting and a short length of pipe so I could keep both the stock sender along with the aftermarket one.

I went with an electric oil pressure gauge after I broke in my cam.
I 1st bought a mechanical, but didn't like the idea that there would always be a risk of oil dripping in the interior of the car. However slight that chance may be.
I used the mechanical one clamped to the core support for the initial firing of the engine.

Like you, my engine is by no means a radical race engine, so an electric guage is just fine.

 

I think Im with you guys now, with a T fitting (pipe) mounted where the original factory sending unit currently is mounted, I can install two sending units, one for the new gauge and one for the factory oil lamp (which Ill replace with a new one)
Where can I find such T-fitting?

Thanks

 

Any good hardware store will have a section devoted to brass fitttings and such.

 

I checked on JEGS earlier today and they had loads of gauge accessories, but no T-fitting of that kind, not that I managed to spot anyway.
The good old kind of hardware stores you guys have in the US are becoming more and more unusual here, but I think I know where to go. If that dont work out, I know a Plummer :grin: .
Appreciate all help I got in this thread from everyone!

Hey, Dale, I have a colleague in Minneapolis named Dale. You dont happen to be working on Tetra Pak? Its a small planet

 

Per,
I didn't note that you are in Sweden! ou:
If I think of it later, I'll try to post a picture of my engine's sending unit.

No, I don't work at Tetra Pak, but have heard of them.

 

Thanks Larry! :TU:
Just the place Ive been looking for. I will study their page and see if I can find a suitable T-fitting<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com<o></o>

 

What is the thread size for the oil pressure sending unit (stock) on a 455?

 

I just found the answer on http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=96696
(1/4 NTP)

 

Hey Tony, any chance you could share a pict of that set-up?

 

Your wish is my command.

Tony. p

 

Thanks mate! :beer
What year is your 455?

 

71 mate.

Tony.

 

The reason for me asking about the year is that I have three vacuum hoses going from that very same spot on my 73 engine (see the pict below), one hose goes to the distributor, one is to the carburetor and the third to some black plastic cane in the corner of the engine bay?

 

Its only a temp switch for pollution control.
When its cold the line from the carby to the cannister will be open.
When its hot the line from the carby to the dizzy will be open.
Its easy to test,pull the ends off and blow through them.
Just run one from carby to dizzy,and block of the one at the cannister.


Tony.

 

I figured this had to do with the emission system and that it probably was some kind of temp controlled vacuum switch.
Wonder if people in general still have this things operating on their 455s? on the other hand I take some pride in the stock look on my enginehm o No: maybe a T-fitting would be the perfect compromise if theres enough room for it..
Any ideas?

Sure hope to visit Australia sometime in life..:bglasses: