Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
08-26-2005, 08:13 PM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
TJ.
Thanks
TW
news:430E2EC6.BF227852@***.net...
> Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
TJ.
Thanks
TW
08-26-2005, 08:14 PM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
> doing so.
>
I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
TW
news:oImdneeCu--OoJPeRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
> doing so.
>
I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
TW
08-26-2005, 08:14 PM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
> doing so.
>
I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
TW
news:oImdneeCu--OoJPeRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
> doing so.
>
I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
TW
08-26-2005, 08:14 PM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:oImdneeCu--OoJPeRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
> doing so.
>
I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
TW
news:oImdneeCu--OoJPeRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
> doing so.
>
I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
TW
08-26-2005, 08:14 PM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:oImdneeCu--OoJPeRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
> doing so.
>
I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
TW
news:oImdneeCu--OoJPeRVn-jA@comcast.com...
> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
> doing so.
>
I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
TW
08-27-2005, 01:44 AM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
You have to watch it - there are two different filters. The 87-89
(maybe 90) in the XJ/MJ used a different thread - metric, 20mm x ???
while the 4.0 engines built later for the Chrysler-produced models
used something else. Far as I know, 91 and up use the same filter, I
don't know for sure what the 90 used, and the 89 back to 87 use their
own thread. For the TJ, you shouldn't have to worry. The older
engines can be pretty cheaply changed to use the newer filter by
replacing the adapter on the block.
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:13:19 UTC "TW" <attw@wave.co.nz (delete this)>
wrote:
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:430E2EC6.BF227852@***.net...
> > Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
>
> On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
> and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
>
> Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
> TJ.
>
> Thanks
> TW
>
--
Will Honea
(maybe 90) in the XJ/MJ used a different thread - metric, 20mm x ???
while the 4.0 engines built later for the Chrysler-produced models
used something else. Far as I know, 91 and up use the same filter, I
don't know for sure what the 90 used, and the 89 back to 87 use their
own thread. For the TJ, you shouldn't have to worry. The older
engines can be pretty cheaply changed to use the newer filter by
replacing the adapter on the block.
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:13:19 UTC "TW" <attw@wave.co.nz (delete this)>
wrote:
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:430E2EC6.BF227852@***.net...
> > Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
>
> On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
> and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
>
> Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
> TJ.
>
> Thanks
> TW
>
--
Will Honea
08-27-2005, 01:44 AM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
You have to watch it - there are two different filters. The 87-89
(maybe 90) in the XJ/MJ used a different thread - metric, 20mm x ???
while the 4.0 engines built later for the Chrysler-produced models
used something else. Far as I know, 91 and up use the same filter, I
don't know for sure what the 90 used, and the 89 back to 87 use their
own thread. For the TJ, you shouldn't have to worry. The older
engines can be pretty cheaply changed to use the newer filter by
replacing the adapter on the block.
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:13:19 UTC "TW" <attw@wave.co.nz (delete this)>
wrote:
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:430E2EC6.BF227852@***.net...
> > Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
>
> On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
> and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
>
> Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
> TJ.
>
> Thanks
> TW
>
--
Will Honea
(maybe 90) in the XJ/MJ used a different thread - metric, 20mm x ???
while the 4.0 engines built later for the Chrysler-produced models
used something else. Far as I know, 91 and up use the same filter, I
don't know for sure what the 90 used, and the 89 back to 87 use their
own thread. For the TJ, you shouldn't have to worry. The older
engines can be pretty cheaply changed to use the newer filter by
replacing the adapter on the block.
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:13:19 UTC "TW" <attw@wave.co.nz (delete this)>
wrote:
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:430E2EC6.BF227852@***.net...
> > Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
>
> On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
> and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
>
> Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
> TJ.
>
> Thanks
> TW
>
--
Will Honea
08-27-2005, 01:44 AM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
You have to watch it - there are two different filters. The 87-89
(maybe 90) in the XJ/MJ used a different thread - metric, 20mm x ???
while the 4.0 engines built later for the Chrysler-produced models
used something else. Far as I know, 91 and up use the same filter, I
don't know for sure what the 90 used, and the 89 back to 87 use their
own thread. For the TJ, you shouldn't have to worry. The older
engines can be pretty cheaply changed to use the newer filter by
replacing the adapter on the block.
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:13:19 UTC "TW" <attw@wave.co.nz (delete this)>
wrote:
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:430E2EC6.BF227852@***.net...
> > Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
>
> On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
> and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
>
> Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
> TJ.
>
> Thanks
> TW
>
--
Will Honea
(maybe 90) in the XJ/MJ used a different thread - metric, 20mm x ???
while the 4.0 engines built later for the Chrysler-produced models
used something else. Far as I know, 91 and up use the same filter, I
don't know for sure what the 90 used, and the 89 back to 87 use their
own thread. For the TJ, you shouldn't have to worry. The older
engines can be pretty cheaply changed to use the newer filter by
replacing the adapter on the block.
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:13:19 UTC "TW" <attw@wave.co.nz (delete this)>
wrote:
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:430E2EC6.BF227852@***.net...
> > Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
>
> On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
> and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
>
> Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
> TJ.
>
> Thanks
> TW
>
--
Will Honea
08-27-2005, 01:44 AM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
You have to watch it - there are two different filters. The 87-89
(maybe 90) in the XJ/MJ used a different thread - metric, 20mm x ???
while the 4.0 engines built later for the Chrysler-produced models
used something else. Far as I know, 91 and up use the same filter, I
don't know for sure what the 90 used, and the 89 back to 87 use their
own thread. For the TJ, you shouldn't have to worry. The older
engines can be pretty cheaply changed to use the newer filter by
replacing the adapter on the block.
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:13:19 UTC "TW" <attw@wave.co.nz (delete this)>
wrote:
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:430E2EC6.BF227852@***.net...
> > Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
>
> On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
> and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
>
> Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
> TJ.
>
> Thanks
> TW
>
--
Will Honea
(maybe 90) in the XJ/MJ used a different thread - metric, 20mm x ???
while the 4.0 engines built later for the Chrysler-produced models
used something else. Far as I know, 91 and up use the same filter, I
don't know for sure what the 90 used, and the 89 back to 87 use their
own thread. For the TJ, you shouldn't have to worry. The older
engines can be pretty cheaply changed to use the newer filter by
replacing the adapter on the block.
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:13:19 UTC "TW" <attw@wave.co.nz (delete this)>
wrote:
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:430E2EC6.BF227852@***.net...
> > Not if you sh*t can the idiot light crap.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
>
> On a TJ, the oil pressure sending unit is attached to a gauge on the dash
> and not an idiot light. I do want to keep that gauge working.
>
> Hey Bill, do you know what oil filter numbers would be compatible for a 4.0
> TJ.
>
> Thanks
> TW
>
--
Will Honea
08-27-2005, 01:53 AM
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Re: Installing engine oil temperature gauge - TJ
In message <deobd1$l05$8@lust.ihug.co.nz>, ""TW" <attw@wave.co.nz (delete
this)>" wrote:
>"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE.comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:oImdneeCu--OoJPeRVn-jA@comcast.com...
>> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
>> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
>> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
>> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
>> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
>> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
>> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
>> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
>> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
>> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
>> doing so.
>>
>
>I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
Yet you would buy a Jeep, and they do the same thing.
>
>TW
this)>" wrote:
>"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE.comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:oImdneeCu--OoJPeRVn-jA@comcast.com...
>> Speaking of idiot lights, I recently found out Ford on all their trucks
>> for the past 20 years does not have a true oil pressure gauge. I was
>> listening ot Goss's Garage and Pat said that the oil pressure guage in
>> Ford trucks is a pointer idiot light and has been because the bean
>> counters proofed that it was less costly to do so. So I went to my
>> neighbor and asked to do a test and found out that the oil sending unit is
>> a switch to ground. We even measured the resistance from a cold start no
>> change, them we used a probe hooked to th + side of the battery and it
>> light. Damn Ford has been fooling us for a ling time. Pat was also
>> saying that Ford was not going to change because there was no value in
>> doing so.
>>
>
>I knew there was a reason why I never bought a Ford....... :-)
Yet you would buy a Jeep, and they do the same thing.
>
>TW