[Fot] Oil Pressure warning lights?

[Mark Pendergrass]

Jim, i picked up a side marker LED light at napa to replace the incandesent 
one and even on a sunny bright day you cannot miss it if it were to come on, 
get the one that has four bulbs........MP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norlin Engineering" <norlinengineering at comcast.net>
To: "'George Harmuth'" <harmug at us.ibm.com>; <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Oil Pressure warning lights?


> George
>
> I've been running one with a 20 psi switch.  The switch is available from
> NAPA or Pegasus.  I'm running a simple light I picked up at a local parts
> store, but I'd like to switch it out for an LED light.
>
> I know the thing works.  In the 70's I had one on my Formula Ford.  I had 
> an
> oil pump gear retaining pin shear at 6000 rpm near the end of the main
> straight.  The light came on and I hit the kill switch.  When I 
> disassembled
> the engine to check bearings and figure out what happened, everything was
> fine except for the broken pin.  Substituted part of a 16 penny nail and
> made the race the next day.
>
> The key is to locate the light directly in your line of vision.
>
> Jim Norlin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of George Harmuth
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 4:35 PM
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] Oil Pressure warning lights?
>
>
> I've been thinking about putting a low oil pressure warning light on the
> dash of my Spitfire race car. I have full mechanical gauges but I'd like
> something to bitch slap me if I miss a pressure drop. Does anyone have any
> specific recommendations for sensors, lights and what PSI the system 
> should
> be set at? How about water temp, anyone running a warning light for that
> too?
>
> thanks
> mike
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