tr7triumph.com

Hi all,
I'm in the process of swapping the clock for a mechanical oil pressure gauge and I'm not 100% sure how to hook it up at the engine and still retain the warning light. The picture below is what I have now and I'm not sure if this is factory stock or not as this engine has been rebuilt a couple times by the PO.
Any help you could give regarding procedures, pipe sizes, etc. would again be appreciated.
Thanks!
Aaron




Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

Aaron, Use a brass "T" fitting. Pipe fitting size I believe 1/8 pipe, male to fit into the pump cover, female to receivr the pressure sender and the appropiate size and style for the manual gauge. Hope this helps.. [:D]

Cliff[8D]

Don't use force, get a bigger hammer!!

Hi Aaron,

I fitted a guage to my car and a did a technical article on the job. The article has been placed on J Clay's web site and here is the link http://web.mac.com/jclaythompson/iWeb/T ... Gauge.html
The photos show the T peice required to have a gauge and also a sensor fitted.




Danny
1980 TR7 fhc <b><font color="green">Brooklands green</font id="green"></b>
1967 Spitfire Mk3 <b><font color="red">Signal red</font id="red"></b>
1953 Ford Anglia E494A <b><font color="black">Black</font id="black"></b>
View my Blog http://www.waringstowntr7s.co.uk/blogs/index.php/danny
http://tr7-n-spitfire.blogspot.com/

If you get one of the TIM kits (the gauge comes with the 'T'piece and capilliary) you will find that the 'T' piece branch hits the centre bolt on the oil transfer cover, making it necessary to remove the cover. If you use this type its worth getting the 'O' rings for the cover (part nos 144958 and 144959 in Rimmers ctatlogue) before you start.

Alan
Saab 9000 Stg 1
Saab 9000 2.3 FPT Auto
'81 TR7 DHC

Oh, and,

DON'T OVER-TIGHTEN THEM!!!!

Brass and ally are hardly the strongest of thread combos...[;)]

[img][IMG]http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww281/swiftstuff/InternetExplorerWallpaper.jpg[/img][/img]

Thanks for all the advice and info, guys. As it turned out, the parts stores I went to didn't have the 'T' or 'Y' connector I needed (unless I wanted to buy a $15.00 kit that had it in there), so I did away with the light and plumbed it straight to the engine. No leaks and now I can monitor my oil pressure. I've only run the car for a few minutes, but it looks like I have 25 - 30 psi at idle and it rises slowly as the revs climb. Good enough for me!
Thanks again and I hope as I learn more about these cars, that I can also contribute someday.
Aaron

Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.