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**VetteVet** · 01-10-2019, 03:03 PM

I used the tee behind the distributor like Andy said for the oil pressure, and I plumbed the water temperature gauge into the hole in the right cylinder head between the no.6 and no, 8 cylinders. The gauges are mechanical with the senders using no wires except the lighting for the gauges. They work great. I got mine from Pep boys.

The voltage gauge is electrical, but it is easy to wire into the circuit between any negative and positive points.

You won't need to wire into any of the light gauges in the cluster.

01-10-2019, 03:03 PM	#3
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,703	Re: I need some info on switching from idiot light to guage on my 1973... I used the tee behind the distributor like Andy said for the oil pressure, and I plumbed the water temperature gauge into the hole in the right cylinder head between the no.6 and no, 8 cylinders. The gauges are mechanical with the senders using no wires except the lighting for the gauges. They work great. I got mine from Pep boys. The voltage gauge is electrical, but it is easy to wire into the circuit between any negative and positive points. You won't need to wire into any of the light gauges in the cluster. __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.