quote myself: "I honestly had no idea I could add an idiot light so easily" I have to rewrite that.......I was an idiot for thinking I could install a light so easily. I guess it's aptly named. I Got the first sender delivered. No instructions, but the two terminals were identified, one with WK, the other clearly "G". I had no idea what WK could stand for, but G is always gonna be ground. Right???!!! wrong.  I knew the range was wrong, so I was expecting the readings to be off, but I would have the temp. idiot light @ 16psi, so I decided to install it while I was waiting for the correct one to come in. Nada. After I pulled the sender back out, I did some checking and found out the "G" terminal was suppose to be marked "S" for signal. I guess it's understandable, after all, I wouldn't know one Chinese letter/sybol from another.

G is the gauge terminal, WK is the warning light and the sender acts as the ground. I had VDO gauges in a boat and that's how they were marked. Guenther may be able to help, I believe "WK" is "Wahrning Kontraption" in German.

Thanks for that info, I later figured out the G must have meant Gauge, not ground. Now I know, and will probably forget if it comes around again. My new sender is supposed to be delivered tomorrow. I did a little checking, and all the 0-100psi gauges I looked at all use the same 240-33 OHMS range, so maybe I'll have something that works.

Here you go Gunther, this is a young guy from very small town Saskatchewan, just on his way back from his Europe tour.  Jake Vaadeland.  His early duet is with his Ira on the banjo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl1F_KIJYn4

https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0d27d0d2bdbaf579&sca_upv=1&q=jake+vaadeland&tbm=vid&source=lnms&fbs=AEQNm0CrHVBV9axs7YmgJiq-TjYc7RgyMjmhctvLCnk5YpVfOzTk9UgrCkq1LL6wECoQ_WGOFwk3nnIgBiTR99iwQXC1ZrLmStfURvkObl_9uxmQBu-L4zoYvE7PUMc5VQxuKkGAgyTFXhb9zOD8dmwF9exe6TDTNzsQRgZ7fhfCDqs6tOKYTSYpC8izjRQV0IYEtJeK8R3GyiaCZXeSZXhUWYXw0opxTw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY1-6xn76IAxXKOTQIHQ9yKNMQ0pQJegQIEBAB&biw=1707&bih=781&dpr=1.13#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7a96b689,vid:MUqDWF4XlFI,st:0

Quote from: CobraJoe on 2024-09-02 16:45G is the gauge terminal, WK is the warning light and the sender acts as the ground. I had VDO gauges in a boat and that's how they were marked. Guenther may be able to help, I believe "WK" is "Wahrning Kontraption" in German.

I love it!!! Everything on a car should have a "WARNING CONTRAPTION" label!

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Did a 520 mile trip in it yesterday and today. Car ran awesome, and the oil gauge worked just as it should. Only issue I have with this particular sender, is my car idles as low as 500 rpm, and when it's at normal operating temperature, the oil pressure will drop to about 15 at that idle speed. The "low pressure trigger" on the sender I put in is set for 20psi, so the light comes on at idle. Sometime after I get over being tired of fidling with it, I'll check to see if I can find a sender with a lower trigger psi.

What weight oil are you running Rich?

5-30 Mobil 1. I think I may go to 10-30 next oil change, which won't be for a while. Any other suggestions? It will go to 90ish on cold start-up, runs about 40-45psi  at 2-2500rpm after reaching normal operating temp.

Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2024-09-15 09:085-30 Mobil 1. I think I may go to 10-30 next oil change, which won't be for a while. Any other suggestions? It will go to 90ish on cold start-up, runs about 40psi  at 2500rpm after reaching normal operating temp.

I think that will do it! My hot oil pressure dropped at least 10 psi at idle by dropping the oil wt.

Weight will do it; I run Valvoline 20-50 VR1 in most of my older cars

Thanks Lynn, Joe

Quote from: CobraJoe on 2024-09-15 14:06Weight will do it; I run Valvoline 20-50 VR1 in most of my older cars

What Joe said X2

I like the High Zinc too with the flat tappet camshafts.

They tried again; they are not going to stop until they get him; what a phucking shame  😢 
ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON TRUMP