Oil Idiot Light Sender

[Heg87t]

Hey,

Is there another sender/switch for the stock dash idiot light that activates at 20 or even 10 pounds pressure. I don't like the idea that the stock one comes on at 4 pounds! By that time the engine is hurt!
(Yes, I know that is why they are called idiot lights :biggrin: )

 

[OneQuikSix]

Is there another sender/switch for the stock dash idiot light that activates at 20 or even 10 pounds pressure. I don't like the idea that the stock one comes on at 4 pounds! By that time the engine is hurt!

Probably not since many of our cars normally operate within that pressure range once the oil warms up. We would all be idiots everywhere we went:biggrin:

 

["Turbo-T"]

Think that's why most end up going to the oil pres. gauge. Idiot lights are just cheap.

 

[Heg87t]

Think that's why most end up going to the oil pres. gauge. Idiot lights are just cheap.

I have a gage on the dash in front of the passenger. Just looking for something that can flag me that something is wrong if I am not looking at the gage. I was looking at the Reb-co warning lights and thinking about those.

 

["Turbo-T"]

I have a gage on the dash in front of the passenger. Just looking for something that can flag me that something is wrong if I am not looking at the gage. I was looking at the Reb-co warning lights and thinking about those.

Summit used to sell a panel that had an oil and water temp in it that had warning lights that came on. Autometer I believe also makes a warning light that looks like a shift light on a tach that mounts on the steering column.

 

[Heg87t]

Summit used to sell a panel that had an oil and water temp in it that had warning lights that came on. Autometer I believe also makes a warning light that looks like a shift light on a tach that mounts on the steering column.

Yup. This is kind of what I am thinking about.

 

[87granny]

Where is your oil pressure at now with the gauge

 

[Heg87t]

Where is your oil pressure at now with the gauge

Lowest is about 25 idle when hot. Cold start is 75. This is a rebuilt engine with 20 miles on it.

 

[David65]

When I did my VDO gauges, I got their sender that had a dual output. One was 0 - 180 ohm, the other was a 8 psi warning contact for the dash light. No need for a cobbed up mess of 2 senders...

 

["Turbo-T"]

Heg87t where did you find that???

 

[Heg87t]

Heg87t where did you find that???

Summit sells the Reb-co brand warning lights.

 

[salvageV6]

I'd try the NAPA 15psi. Hobbs switch for about $35 and it's adjustable under the rubber plug.

You could make your own LED or bulb light and put it anywhere you wanted to easily.

And hopefully tune it downward to 9-10psi. or so. :smile:

Then again that 20psi. Reb-co switch may be adjustable....