SBC Oil Sending Unit Location......HELP!!!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BIG CHEVY 3600 · 02-27-2011, 07:27 PM

True, both positions will work. However if you plan on using the one behind the dist. you might want to put the sensor in before you drop your engine in. Because you want to position the engine as far back to the firewall as possible you will find your hands are not small enough to screw it in after the engine is bolted in. I had to put mine above the oil filter. The good news is, it works just fine there.

*lakeroadster* · 02-27-2011, 07:36 PM

I just installed an Autometer sending unit a couple weeks ago on my 350 SBC. I used the port by the distributor and ended up using a 2" long 1/8" pipe nipple and a coupling to space the sending unit up to clear the manifold.

I was able to get it installed with the motor in my '65 C10.

02-27-2011, 07:27 PM	#1
BIG CHEVY 3600 BIG CHEVY 3600 LONGBOX Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 382	Re: SBC Oil Sending Unit Location......HELP!!!! True, both positions will work. However if you plan on using the one behind the dist. you might want to put the sensor in before you drop your engine in. Because you want to position the engine as far back to the firewall as possible you will find your hands are not small enough to screw it in after the engine is bolted in. I had to put mine above the oil filter. The good news is, it works just fine there. __________________ If I were given 8 hours to chop down a large tree, I would spend the first 6 hours sharpening my ax. Abraham Lincoln http://s729.photobucket.com/albums/w...cpZZ3QQtppZZ20 Last edited by BIG CHEVY 3600; 02-27-2011 at 07:34 PM.

02-27-2011, 07:36 PM	#2
lakeroadster Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 2,485	Re: SBC Oil Sending Unit Location......HELP!!!! I just installed an Autometer sending unit a couple weeks ago on my 350 SBC. I used the port by the distributor and ended up using a 2" long 1/8" pipe nipple and a coupling to space the sending unit up to clear the manifold. I was able to get it installed with the motor in my '65 C10.



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