wiring up my water temp and oil press gauge

[5.0 beast]

i need help wiring my water temp and oil pressure gauge. i dont have any instructions that may have come with these gauges due to the fact that i bought this car with these already in the pods but not wired up. what all will i need to wire them up and how do i go about wiring them up. thanks

[Beernut]

are thay mechanical or eletric gauges??

[5.0 beast]

mechanical i believe. the ones that light up at night with the needle and numbers on the background

[Beernut]

Originally Posted by 5.0 beast

mechanical i believe. the ones that light up at night with the needle and numbers on the background

well most if not all gauges have lights,needles and numbers but the big difference is on the back of them and how thay hook up..

a eletrical gauge oil pressure has a sending unit that goes in the spot of stock oil pressure unit(ot u can T it and use both,it has 1 wire that "reads" the pressure, and 2 wires for the light. A mechanical will have a spot to hook up a actual hose that has oil in it to read the pressure.same with water temp.. 1 will have a sending unit(eletric) and 1 will have a long "cable" with a "temp probe" on it that screws into the intake/thermostat housing to read the temp..

what I did for my mechanical oil pressure was pull the stock sending unit and put a "spliter" in it so I could run both the stock one and my mechanical..


let me know IF you have the part #ers for them and I can tell you if thay are mechanical or eletric..