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  1. Sharecropper

    Oil Flow Direction for Gauge

    Thanks for all the posts. I decided to install the oil temperature probe in the side of the P400 oil pan. Details and photos in my rebuild thread https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?54469-Kinda-got-carried-away-M1028-rebuild&p=2253650#post2253650
  2. Sharecropper

    Oil Flow Direction for Gauge

    Rich - Thanks for your suggestion however the line that supplies the centrifuge is a small -06AN hose and therefore is not large enough to install the 1/2" NPT sensor without an ugly arrangement of fittings. Also, the supply piping and valve for the centrifuge supply line would induce a radiant...
  3. Sharecropper

    Oil Flow Direction for Gauge

    Tom; I agree that the best location for the sensor is in the pan, however the oil pan for this P400 engine is a unique, special one-of-a-kind heavy cast aluminum made especially for the P400 engine. I was trying to circumvent removing and drilling the pan because, heaven forbid, if something...
  4. Sharecropper

    Oil Flow Direction for Gauge

    I'm planning on adding an oil temperature gauge to my custom gauge panel for my P400/700R4 build. All my gauges will be mechanical, so the gauge I purchased is the Autometer 5441 with a thermocouple line which runs from the thermo-bulb end to the gauge. The bulb has to actually be immersed in...
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