Randy N Connie
Registered User
Where can I buy a fuel pressure gauge that I can put on the
schraider valve ,and leave it there to read when i want to.
schraider valve ,and leave it there to read when i want to.
Randy N Connie said:fastsc92, Yes I bounght the above parts, plus a 45 degree brass fitting.
The brass fitting was 1/8 inch .Cost $0.98.
The guage would not fit with out the 45 degree fitting.It would hit the
IC nut.
blown II, Just buy the above parts plus a 45 degree brass fitting.
screw the brass fitting onto the fitting on the right above,Then
screw the guage and fittings on to the schrader valve.
THANKS gldiii & fastsc92 for the infor.
MIKE 38sc said:1. ALL screwed pipe fittings are NPT. Since were in the great age of imports many of those co.'s do not cast NPT into the fittings any longer, a panny saved is a dollar more they can charge you.
2. Yes, but I dont like tape on fuel lines. When you screw the pipe or gage into the fittings with tape small shreds of tape have a tendancy to fall down into the pipe. Those little shreds can end up stuck in the injector screens.
Use a sparing amount of paste sealant. Dont use much because regardless of the fact they call it thread sealant thats not really the job of most of those thread dopes. You just want a very small amount in this case to lubricate the threads so they do not gall and will tighten up leak free.
Randy N Connie said:I did not use any thing on the threads.
And It all works great over a year later.
I have been adding more gauges this week.
I got a pillar gauge pod that holds three gauges.
I got a gauge for the trans temp,clock,& a
volt gauge.
The pod looks real nice.Like my SC came from
the factory with a gauge pod.I thought the
pod would be in the line on sight ,nut its not.
I still need to finish with the wire hook-ups.
I have to install a sensor for the trans temp
gauge in the transmission pan.
Then I will be finish with my gauges,except I
would like to get a 150 mph speedo.
Randy
Randy N Connie said:Paul I bought my gauges from www.SummitRacing.com.
Summit has more gauges than they list in there catolog.
You can go to www.autometer.com and see all there gauges.
Get the autometer part number.Then give the part number
to Summit when you what to place an order.(This is if you want
a gauge not listed with Summit).Autometer has gauge pods also
for are SCs,not listed with Summit.I bought my triple gauge pod
from www.gaugepod.com
I purchase the AutoMeter Z series gauge.
The part number for the transmission temp gauge ATM-2640.
The sensor comes with autometer gauges.
The transmission pan I have has a drain hole.But no threaded
bung to screw the sensor into.So I will need to drill a hole
in the transmission pan. And weld a bung in to screw the
sensor in to.I am going to place the temp sensor bung
in the back-middle of the transmission drainpan.
I have a chrome steel drain pan that came with the Lentech trans.
You can buy a cast aluminum transmission drainpan with a
threaded drain plug,And they have other casted in bungs ,
for a temp sensor unit to screw into the pan.
There is a pan for sale, in the for sale forum now.
Its a B&M Pan,I don't know if it would have the
extra bung for the sensor.
Art-Car I would think has transmission drainpans with a
drain plug and another hole for sensors to screw into.
Randy
MIKE 38sc said:1. ALL screwed pipe fittings are NPT. Since were in the great age of imports many of those co.'s do not cast NPT into the fittings any longer, a panny saved is a dollar more they can charge you.
2. Yes, but I dont like tape on fuel lines. When you screw the pipe or gage into the fittings with tape small shreds of tape have a tendancy to fall down into the pipe. Those little shreds can end up stuck in the injector screens.
Use a sparing amount of paste sealant. Dont use much because regardless of the fact they call it thread sealant thats not really the job of most of those thread dopes. You just want a very small amount in this case to lubricate the threads so they do not gall and will tighten up leak free.
David Neibert said:Randy,
If you don't want to drill the pan for the sensor, you can do like I did and use the drain port for the sensor. Since the threads on the sensor were 1/8" NPT and the pan (Lentech cast) was 1/4" NPT, all I needed was a reducer bushing 1/4" NPT Male to 1/8" NPT Female. Since the sensor only has one wire, it can easily be removed and you just unscrew the sensor and reducer bushing as a unit to drain the pan.
My new Lentech for the 93 came with two drains, so i did the same thing with one of the ports and left the other alone.
David
Melon said:Is your drain plug on the bottom on either of your SC's? I see it's on the side for atleast one of yours, but what about the other one? I only ask because the drain plug on mine is on the bottom and it's a Lentech pan. That's why I was concerned about it getting caught on things.
If nothing else, I'll just keep the drain plug in the car in case something like that does happen. I don't think it'll stick that far out to cause a problem.
-Andy "Melon"