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crushnut

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Maybe a stupid question, but where would i tap into the block of my 302 to install a mechanical oil pressure guage? The same place where the stock electric one uses, and where would that be exactly

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Yep by the old electric place. Its up about an inch and to the left an inch of the oil filter.
 

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I used a tee fitting so I could run both gages. Didn't want inoperative gages in my dash cluster.
 
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69 302/351c said:
I used a tee fitting so I could run both gages. Didn't want inoperative gages in my dash cluster.
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I've also always done the same thing, cept on a small block it's a little tougher to do. The 5.0 I have now, required using a 2" long 3/8 pipe to extend out from the block ( I used a brass one) then a 45 degree elbow, then a "street tee" to gain clearance to install the factory sensor and the mech oil line fitting.
 

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Yeah im lazy, so im just going to hook up the mechanical guage. It doesn't bother me that the guage in the dash won't work.
 
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