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Subject:Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
From:Kevin Duvernay
Date:Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:58:16 -0600

Ken,

Thanks for the link. So there are 4 ports huh? wow. Could you potential
actually use two of them for an external oil cooler? One for feed and one
for a return? Although, to be honest, im still not sure Im on board with
the need for an external oil cooler. Just seems like yet another part to
fail...

On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 5:47 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Kevin, I have actually used the sandwich adapter for the oil pressure
> gauge sender.  That is the easiest, and least pain install for the gauge
> sender.  There is no room for a sender by the water pump (.9 bar) and to
> monitor at the .3 bar port is a pain since you have to use some type of
> hose or pipe to get the sensor out from under there and up on the top of
> the engine.  Hose or pipe means possible leaks, you have to deal with
> pulling off the lower engine tin which can be difficult if you aren't doing
> the exhaust system (as you are doing).  Sandwich adapter is so much
> easier.  Take the oil filter off, install the sandwich adapter with
> whatever sensor you want in there (it has four ports) and put it together
> so the sensor is clearing the exhaust pipes and water pump pulley (not
> difficult).  Put the oil filter back on.  You can keep the stock two oil
> pressure sensors and the buzzer system if you wish without any T's, etc.  I
> have the sandwich adapter on my website if anyone wants to buy it or just
> look at it so they know what we are talking about.
> http://www.vanagain.com/shop/oil-filter-sandwich-adapter/
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