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Title: Gauges -- water and oil senders question
Post by: marianadeeps on March 07, 2015, 01:01:29 PM
Hey guys,

I would like to install a regular set of after market gauges (oil, water and volts) in the little space above the radio.  I have the all digital dash.  I would like to get these gauges working while not sacrificing the digital gauges.  The senders don't seem compatible.  I measured the voltage with car running for the stock oil pressure gauge and it's like .01 volts.  When I hook it up to my buttstuffog gauge,  it reads a very low pressure.  I think the gauges I bought are 0-5 V.  The water pressure sender looks pretty different than the stock one as well. 

So my question is,  is there a way to run them both and how do I do it?  Would 'tee' fittings work for both oil and water?  Is there enough room? 

thanks!
Title: Gauges -- water and oil senders question
Post by: Haystack on March 07, 2015, 02:50:34 PM
Yes, run t fittings,if they fit. Stock gauges work off of resistance, rather then voltage. Your likely just measuring the difference in voltage.
Title: Gauges -- water and oil senders question
Post by: marianadeeps on March 08, 2015, 04:44:53 PM
thanks Haystack.  I'll see if I can locate some Ts that will work.
Title: Gauges -- water and oil senders question
Post by: ISTLCRUZ on April 02, 2016, 03:46:08 PM
Quote from: marianadeeps;445716
Hey guys,

I would like to install a regular set of after market gauges (oil, water and volts) in the little space above the radio.  I have the all digital dash.  I would like to get these gauges working while not sacrificing the digital gauges.  The senders don't seem compatible.  I measured the voltage with car running for the stock oil pressure gauge and it's like .01 volts.  When I hook it up to my buttstuffog gauge,  it reads a very low pressure.  I think the gauges I bought are 0-5 V.  The water pressure sender looks pretty different than the stock one as well. 

So my question is,  is there a way to run them both and how do I do it?  Would 'tee' fittings work for both oil and water?  Is there enough room? 

thanks!

I found this post while doing a search. I would like to do add after market gauges in my car. I have a full digital cluster also. Were you able to find T fittings to allow your gauges to read correctly? I have a set of Auto Meter Phantom II gauges that I want to install. Any tips/advice ? /Thanks, Ray.
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