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Old 04-10-2014, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Stokes View Post
My gauge is a Stewart-Warner aftermarket unit - very high quality. It's an electric gauge so no line will go into the interior, just wires. This is a safety concern in LSR cars as you don't want a source of fuel (engine oil) in the event of a line failure. Fire is the biggest safety concern in a race car.

So if the oil filter canister is not a good sensing point, is there another access point into the oil galleys? I can tap in about anywhere.

Dan
Is there a reason why the Pressure Sending unit cannot be connected to the Bottom Rear of the Oil filter Housing where the normal Oil Pressure Sensor or Oil Pressure Line is connected?

In the pic I put the Oil Filter Cap central Tube in My Lathe and drilled and tapped a hole in the Center of the Cap. I used the Hole to attach a Test Gauge and later used it for my Bypass Oil Filter.

The Oil Pressure sending unit on the Cap is for my Low Oil Pressure Alarm.
It will turn the Alarm on around 5-7 psi of Oil Pressure. Which as some member point out is not going to help much if I lose Oil pressure on the high end of the while on the Freeway. But, it is better than noting.
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