oil pressure gauge - aftermarket?

[Peter Golledge]

On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 08:28, Timmmy wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> I want an analogue aftermarket oil pressure gauge on my 87 5KTQ and i have
> 2 questions, or maybe 3...
> 
> 1. There are 2 oil prossure senders on this thing, one low pressure and
> one high as far as I can tell. If I am to put in an aftermarket oil
> pressure gauge of the pipe type (oil delivered to the gauge), does it
> matter which port I use?

You should be able to get a Gauge compatible with various kinds of
senders if you want to go the electrical route (egauges.com), these
sort of sites also have adapters for various threads.

> 2. If I add a gauge to one of the ports I will need to use a 'T', will
> adding this affect the performance of the existing sensor at all?

No, the tiny volume used by the gauge makes no real difference.

> 3. Threads - does anyone know the thread type and size on those sensors?

Don't know on this one.. sorry.

> 4. Has anyone found a good, clean approach to mounting additional gauges
> in a 5K? I am not mad keen on pillar mounts aesthetically but they do the
> trick - does anyone know if a pillar mount is available for the 5K?

For the LT-1Q I removed the AC vent "grills" and carefully modified them
to have a hole big enough to hold the gauge.  The center vent is where I
put a pressure gauge on the LT-1Q and a boost gauge on another Type 44. 
The result looks OK and you can angle the gauge for decent viewing.  If
you have blank switch spots in the center console some surgery will give
you a spot for a gauge (this is where the LT-1Q Oil Temp gauge sits...)

Regards
-- 
Peter Golledge