I can't seem to find a good way to keep the damn oil pressure gauge from leaking!! First I had a mechanical gauge in there and its sender tube burned through and leaked, now I have an electric one with brass fittings to accomodate that huge ass sender, and even with tephlon tape its leaking onto the oil filter. I still have the mechanical gauge, whats the best way to fix this?
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1989 Lincoln Town Car - "Anabelle" - Original block, .030 over with SpeedPro pistons, rods fitted with ARP hardware, FRPP +volume oil pump, GT-40 3bar heads, Crane 1.72 rockers, 89' Fox cam, 93' Cobra lower intake, Explorer upper and 65mm TB, 93' Lightning EGR spacer, K&N intake kit from a 4.0L Ranger, 19lb/hr injectors w/ 87 Mark VII ECM, cat/smog deletes, Big Brake conversion, 3.55 K-Code Trac-Lok/Disc brake rear axle, CVPI LCA's w/1" sway bar in rear, wagon front sway bar, BBK 2.5" off-road H-Pipe, Flowmaster super 40s, HPP wheels, 3G alternator w/LMR.com wiring kit, gear reduction starter conversion, Best 1/4 time: 16.0 @ 85mph. -
Is it seeping through the threads? If so, you may need new brass fittings. Have you checked for any cracks? -
It's possible that you cracked the fitting. I cracked my 2.3L turbo head when I overtightened the oil pressure fitting into the head.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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How many turns of teflon tape did you put on it? I put at least four myself.Comment
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its not leaking at the block, its around the fitting I used to couple the sender into the tube, didn't use tape I used the liquid gel tephlon.1989 Lincoln Town Car - "Anabelle" - Original block, .030 over with SpeedPro pistons, rods fitted with ARP hardware, FRPP +volume oil pump, GT-40 3bar heads, Crane 1.72 rockers, 89' Fox cam, 93' Cobra lower intake, Explorer upper and 65mm TB, 93' Lightning EGR spacer, K&N intake kit from a 4.0L Ranger, 19lb/hr injectors w/ 87 Mark VII ECM, cat/smog deletes, Big Brake conversion, 3.55 K-Code Trac-Lok/Disc brake rear axle, CVPI LCA's w/1" sway bar in rear, wagon front sway bar, BBK 2.5" off-road H-Pipe, Flowmaster super 40s, HPP wheels, 3G alternator w/LMR.com wiring kit, gear reduction starter conversion, Best 1/4 time: 16.0 @ 85mph.Comment
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Ah...I didn't use much.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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I used like 2 turns of teflon tape. Not a drip so far. Just have to be careful about over-tightening it. Pipe threads are on a taper, and it'll split the fittings apart if you wrench them down too hard.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
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Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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