gwheeler Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 So my 500Z is running swell. I just took it to an autocross on Saturday. Besides the old fuel pickup problem in left hand corners, it was a blast! But I was a little nervous running without oil pressure or coolant temp gauges. So Sunday I decided to hook up the 5.0 senders to the Datsun gauges, and voila! Oil pressure reads about 60 psi, and the temp gauge came up to just under half way when the upper radiator hose got hot (meaning the thermostat opened). I'd say I'm good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 305240 Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Now this is interesting. If it works like you say it does, I just saved a few more bucks on my swap. You remember which wires you used? Did by chance, you check it against mechanical gauges? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwheeler Posted May 3, 2004 Author Share Posted May 3, 2004 Brad, When I took the Z engine out, I labeled the coolant temp and oil pressure sender wires. I just hooked them up to the Ford senders. No, I haven't checked against any other gauges yet. This Saturday I did the 260Z tachometer swap. I picked the tach up for free on the side of the road next to a junkyard! Installing it was a pain in the *** though. You have to pull the entire dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwheeler Posted May 11, 2004 Author Share Posted May 11, 2004 As an update, I just had a speedometer cable made for $40 at Nevada Speedometer. They used the Datsun speedo upper end, and a Ford T-5 lower. With a 21 tooth driven gear, I timed the speedo as reading 5% low. I'll change out the driven gear for a 20 tooth, and it should be right on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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