Russell,
There is no reason to jack the car. Most of the oil drains into the sump
and is well below the block where you will hook your fitting(s). You may
get a dribble out but that's all. The "T" fitting shouldn't be an issue if
you can find one that the current sender unit will fit into. I would opt to
add the direct gage piping to another location in the block. I'm not that
familiar with the newer spits, but my '66 had several plugs in the oil
galleries that were the perfect size to tap into.
Pete
Hello all. I'm thinking about installing a mechanical oil pressure gauge on
my '76 Spit. I've bought the gauge and know where it's going inside (I
hope, anyway), but I can't decide on whether I should use a "T" fitting at
the block so I can keep the factory switch/dash light. On one hand, that's
2 more fittings that could develop a leak; OTOH, maybe there's some
important function that would be missing if the switch is gone? And, I'd be
giving up a potential warning system redundancy (although it seems like if
the dash light comes on, it's too late to do anything anyway). Any
thoughts? Also, I'm planning on just jacking up the left side of the car
about 10" since I'm nowhere near an oil change - any reason to think that
wouldn't prevent oil from leaking out whilst I'm working on this? Thanks in
advance,
Russell
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