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RedZ71 · 10-15-2007, 12:49 PM

so how screwed am i? this wasnt a wire... it was some sort of metal tube or something. where can i get a replacement? will one come with a new guage cluster when i buy it?

(unfortunatly, it wouldnt come loose, and the torque was just bending the guage housing anyway, so i jsut snipped it off)

1966gmc · 10-15-2007, 01:01 PM

More than likely it was a copper tube.You can buy that stuff at a local hardware store or buy it as a kit upgrade for your new gauge.Your new gauge probably will not come with the tube.You will have to solder it together.Not hard at all.Just make sure it dont leak afterwards or you will have a big mess in the cab

RedZ71 · 10-15-2007, 01:08 PM

haha yeah, i was wondering if it was going to start leaking oil... but it looks like it was pinched pretty good by my sidecutters

whats the tecnical name for that, so i know what to look for?

1966gmc · 10-15-2007, 01:10 PM

It should be a mechanical oil pressure gauge copper tube kit if you are goin to buy it at a parts store or out of a catalog

67ChevyRedneck · 10-15-2007, 01:42 PM

Don't start the truck without pinching off that line.... trust me, I know this

fun in dirt · 10-15-2007, 01:51 PM

...and you can't hold your thumb over the end just to pull it back in the shop either!

1966gmc · 10-15-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fun in dirt

...and you can't hold your thumb over the end just to pull it back in the shop either!

Very true.....especially with a HV oil pump lol

67ChevyRedneck · 10-15-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fun in dirt

...and you can't hold your thumb over the end just to pull it back in the shop either!

That's actually what I tired... all I had to do was move the truck 20'

Good thing it got all over the rubber mats and not my new carpet

EAST SIDE LOW LIFE · 10-15-2007, 04:02 PM

All you need are a couple of high pressure fittings to reconnect your tubing to your oil gauge. I usualy buy mine from a Mack Truck dealer as you can just put togrther what you need. You can probabaly get a new fitting for the back of your gauge as well. Cheap! There is usually more copper tubing then the required length needed to hook up your gauge. Pull a bit through your fire wall and bobs your uncle.

esll.

Andy4639 · 10-15-2007, 04:16 PM

Buy brass fitting at the local hardware store and reinstall. Nothing to it. I don't trust the plastic tubing you get with new gauges like the plastic tubing for a ice maker.

jorgensensc · 10-15-2007, 05:08 PM

I bought the copper tube at the auto parts store for mine. Worked great! I just coiled the excess in the engine compartment similer to stock. Definately stay away from the nylon stuff.
SHawn

msgross · 10-15-2007, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Don't start the truck without pinching off that line.... trust me, I know this

me too!

It should have one more connection behind the distributor before it passes through the firewall. Mine had a coiled one coming out of the engine then another 18" one onto that for the gauge (the one you cut).

10-15-2007, 12:49 PM	#1
RedZ71 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 246	removed gauge cluster, had to cut oil pressure connection so how screwed am i? this wasnt a wire... it was some sort of metal tube or something. where can i get a replacement? will one come with a new guage cluster when i buy it? (unfortunatly, it wouldnt come loose, and the torque was just bending the guage housing anyway, so i jsut snipped it off) __________________ Jonathan 2001 ECSB Silverado Z71 1971 LB C10 Custom www.z71silverado.com

10-15-2007, 01:01 PM	#2
1966gmc Why does it taste purple? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge Md Posts: 621	Re: removed guage cluster, had to cut oil pressure connection More than likely it was a copper tube.You can buy that stuff at a local hardware store or buy it as a kit upgrade for your new gauge.Your new gauge probably will not come with the tube.You will have to solder it together.Not hard at all.Just make sure it dont leak afterwards or you will have a big mess in the cab

10-15-2007, 01:08 PM	#3
RedZ71 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 246	Re: removed guage cluster, had to cut oil pressure connection haha yeah, i was wondering if it was going to start leaking oil... but it looks like it was pinched pretty good by my sidecutters whats the tecnical name for that, so i know what to look for? __________________ Jonathan 2001 ECSB Silverado Z71 1971 LB C10 Custom www.z71silverado.com

10-15-2007, 01:10 PM	#4
1966gmc Why does it taste purple? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge Md Posts: 621	Re: removed guage cluster, had to cut oil pressure connection It should be a mechanical oil pressure gauge copper tube kit if you are goin to buy it at a parts store or out of a catalog

10-15-2007, 01:42 PM	#5
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: removed guage cluster, had to cut oil pressure connection Don't start the truck without pinching off that line.... trust me, I know this __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

10-15-2007, 01:51 PM	#6
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10-15-2007, 04:02 PM	#9
EAST SIDE LOW LIFE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,602	Re: removed guage cluster, had to cut oil pressure connection All you need are a couple of high pressure fittings to reconnect your tubing to your oil gauge. I usualy buy mine from a Mack Truck dealer as you can just put togrther what you need. You can probabaly get a new fitting for the back of your gauge as well. Cheap! There is usually more copper tubing then the required length needed to hook up your gauge. Pull a bit through your fire wall and bobs your uncle. esll. __________________ Tomorrow is for doing today's stuff. ************************************* This truck has just the right amount of energy for me! Author: Warren Lake .... (member) Last edited by EAST SIDE LOW LIFE; 10-15-2007 at 04:04 PM.

10-15-2007, 04:16 PM	#10
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: removed guage cluster, had to cut oil pressure connection Buy brass fitting at the local hardware store and reinstall. Nothing to it. I don't trust the plastic tubing you get with new gauges like the plastic tubing for a ice maker. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

10-15-2007, 05:08 PM	#11
jorgensensc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cypress, Tx Posts: 4,005	Re: removed guage cluster, had to cut oil pressure connection I bought the copper tube at the auto parts store for mine. Worked great! I just coiled the excess in the engine compartment similer to stock. Definately stay away from the nylon stuff. SHawn __________________ 1972 C20 Suburban- Big Blue Betty '56 Chevy Bel Air Sedan- Frame up Restoration -What would you attempt to achieve if you knew you could not fail?- -I Refuse To Tiptoe Through Life, Only To Arrive Safely At Death's Door- R.I.P. EAST SIDE LOW LIFE



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