HOW TO: Install Oil Pressure, Water Temperature, and Voltage Gauges! 

I love the Y block so far! It's been a good engine! I still haven't swapped it to copper, but I have plenty of braided hoses too. Thought about using some of that!

@@JakeHarrington braided hose is better but it tends to kink and break down over time. It's better to use copper or just go electronic. Remember man it's hot oil at high pressure going into the cab. Cool project and nice y block!

Thank you! You'll be seeing another giant order from me soon! 👍

There’s a reason people watch these videos. They don’t know how and they want to learn. With your logic, why ever try anything new?

@@gbpfishing6424 With your logic, there is no logic.

I have made so much progress since making this video! I love the y block!!

@@JakeHarrington Ys are great engines, mine is a 292 with 27k original miles. Never been rebuilt, doesn't smoke, and it just wants to keep going! Did a PCV conversion recently and it really loved that. Thankfully looks like someone did the conversion on yours. Even for an 8 cylinder I still great mileage, better than some later 6 cylinder engines. Keep it up man. 👍

Volt meter hook up is simple. Run a ground and run a power to a hot wire that's only hot when the key is turned on. Example being the ignition wire.

@@verdant2215 easier to use an add a circuit

Not sure lol! I'll have to look into that!

This! The mechanical stuff I can figure out but I’m completely lost about wiring.

That's what I would like to have, but the temperature sensor wasn't quite long enough to mound it higher!

I used very small nut and bolt to secure it! That way i didn't have to worry about it falling down!

@@JakeHarrington oh ok cause there is no way I can get a damn screwdriver in there to screw it back on to the dash lol

Thanks for your input! I actually wondered the same thing. If that were touch a header, it would be all over. I put a protective wrap around it, so I feel a bit better about it now.

The cheap nylon tubing that comes with the Chinese gauges is junk. Usually the 'older' US made nylon tubing is OK. There is braided flexible line that you can use but it has to be flexible. If you use copper it will break at the engine connection or somewhere because of the engine movement. I know, it's happened to me and no fun having a couple quarts of engine oil pump out everywhere at 70 psi. No problem with the nylon properly shielded or use an electric gauge Most track rules will not allow the nylon or copper, it has to be braided pressure line.

If you are referring to the lights, they are just run to a 12v ignition switched supply. Like the accessories spots on your fuse box

@@JakeHarrington thank you👍

@@khalifchambers4100 happy to help!

There is a wire you have to find a 12v Ignition source for. It's pretty simple to hook up!

Yes

Silly me! Positive wire goes to 12v positive, negative goes to ground. :)

Yes its a great product! It gives you an accurate reading, in my opinion! I recommend it to anyone!

I made sure they were grounded, then ran the positive wires to a 12v ignition switched source!

I will consider a swap before I do any real driving in it! It's all just mocked up, for testing purposes! I have a similar line, in my nova, and it has never failed me...until it does lol

Yeah I'd recommend it.