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Hi, I have a 1965 ford galaxie will the origional 390, I want to install
gauges as I dont trust the lights since getting the motor rebuilt. Could
anyone help me out with how to install the oil,temp and volts where hook in
to get oil pressure and where to get coolent temp hooked in , they are
equus gauges..txs Albert
albertou812
better go to boyd coddington ... he'll fix ur problems in no time.....
fireExotic
What a bad answer for so many reasons.
chris_knows
It will be a little hard to explain this here.... but, here is a general
run down. Read this over and go through the steps and then ask a few follow
up questions as needed.....
1st, buy the set of gauges you like. Typically most people get the set of
three that are in a plate you mount under the dash.
2nd, read through the instructions. Sometimes they leave alot to the
imagination, but at least it will familiarize you with the gauges.
Now, comes the hard part. Installing the sending units (they will come with
the gauges) The easiest thing to do is simply replace the old ones. The
water temp is most likely on top of the intake near the thermostat housing
and the oil pressure may be near the oil filter.... The voltmeter is easy,
just tie it into any 12V (when the key is on) wire.
I assume the gauges are mechanical metal tube for the temp and plastic tube
for the pressure. Just follow the direstions to connect the plastic tubing.
be carefull with the temp metal line if you bend it too sharply it will
crimp and may break.
Hope this helps.... let us know if you need help locating the proper
possision for the sending units. I may can take some pictures for you.
corbett_auto
