A question about gmc 1969

[a Good Man]

Hi

I have a question . Is it possible to convert Mechanical oil gauge
To
Electric oil pressure gauge ؟

I want the same gauge but electrician

[Ol Blue K20]

Good question, I wish I had a answer for you.

[jeffahart]

Why do you want to convert? A VDO with a 10-2 Oclock might be close enough to stick your stock face on.

Good luck, post your solution if you hassle with it.

j

[a Good Man]

Originally Posted by jeffahart

Why do you want to convert? A VDO with a 10-2 Oclock might be close enough to stick your stock face on.

Good luck, post your solution if you hassle with it.

j

Welcome sir. Conversion means the end of leaking oil inside the truck. Many of us suffer from this problem and want a solution

[a Good Man]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Good question, I wish I had a answer for you.

thank you my dear

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by a Good Man

Welcome sir. Conversion means the end of leaking oil inside the truck. Many of us suffer from this problem and want a solution

For sure. I've only had issues with the aftermarket plastic lines with compression fittings. The steel hard lines in the 70 is good setup, no leaks. But if you are doing Class A resto and have had leaks in other setups then I can see your apprehension. But if you don't convert, you can rest easy; because I don't think you will have any trouble with a quality reproduction hard line.

j

[a Good Man]

https://www.howacarworks.com/accesso...re-gauge-works

[a Good Man]

Originally Posted by jeffahart

For sure. I've only had issues with the aftermarket plastic lines with compression fittings. The steel hard lines in the 70 is good setup, no leaks. But if you are doing Class A resto and have had leaks in other setups then I can see your apprehension. But if you don't convert, you can rest easy; because I don't think you will have any trouble with a quality reproduction hard line.

j

Do you have an example of this? thank you for your reply

[a Good Man]

Originally Posted by jeffahart

For sure. I've only had issues with the aftermarket plastic lines with compression fittings. The steel hard lines in the 70 is good setup, no leaks. But if you are doing Class A resto and have had leaks in other setups then I can see your apprehension. But if you don't convert, you can rest easy; because I don't think you will have any trouble with a quality reproduction hard line.

j

Sir I do not have a problem with the leak now but I'm looking for a new solution. Suppose there was a leak Why wait for this to happen? The best solution now is electrolyte, do you agree with me?

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by a Good Man

Do you have an example of this? thank you for your reply

No, I figured just look at some of the parts suppliers for a repo. But if all you can find is universal compression kits then maybe cut off your original fittings and make your own lines.

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by a Good Man

Sir I do not have a problem with the leak now but I'm looking for a new solution. Suppose there was a leak Why wait for this to happen? The best solution now is electrolyte, do you agree with me?

I do not disagree, if you want a guarantee of no oil leaks in the cab,then you need to go electric. But it's a cost and time thing. You will have to spend some time and get crafty. I'm just guessing you did a search and have not found an easy solution, so you're it. Once you figure it out, post here so the rest of us can use too if we need. Or what ever you do, post so we can see. We know you strive for a high quality end result so keep us posted.

J

[garyd1961]

Mine has been working since 1970, no leaks yet but if it starts I'll replace the lines. Then I should be good for the next 50 or so years.

[87Skier]

I don't know if this will work, but if you are looking for a possible solution, you might be able to use the later style oil pressure gauge from a truck or suburban. My 89 suburban (below) has one of the electric units, and that is a fairly common swap for the volt gauge.

If you grab the oil pressure sending unit off the newer engine, the block should be the same, so it would just be a matter of connecting up the wires and tapping into power off the rest of your gauges.

[a Good Man]

Originally Posted by 87Skier

I don't know if this will work, but if you are looking for a possible solution, you might be able to use the later style oil pressure gauge from a truck or suburban. My 89 suburban (below) has one of the electric units, and that is a fairly common swap for the volt gauge.

If you grab the oil pressure sending unit off the newer engine, the block should be the same, so it would just be a matter of connecting up the wires and tapping into power off the rest of your gauges.

Exactly what we are doing now I will show you the results soon . I always think there is a solution no matter how difficult. The important thing is to get a result that serves a lot here

[MARKDTN]

You might try a high-end gauge restorer like "Corvette Clocks by Roger" in Jackson TN. They could possibly convert it.

[HO455]

The down side of going electric is the loss of accuracy. Every connection adds resistance and that affects the guages reading. It is the same issue with the factory water temp guages. That is unless you step up and go to a late model 5 volt PWM sensor and guage set up. But then you will need some sort of computing power.
That seems like a lot of effort to avoid a maybe leak that most likely could be avoided by cutting the factory steel tubing off at the old ferule and correctly installing a new ferule. But that is only my opinion.