Adding an Oil Pressure Gauge and Temperature Gauge

[L275]

Anyone add an Oil pressure and Temperature gauge to the tractor?

I want to add actual guages to my L275f and L2850dt so i'm curious to know where you added yours.
Inline Temp gauge in top by t-stat or in the lower hose?
Oil pressure sending unit in place of factory warning light or can i place a T fitting and keep both warning light and mechanical oil pressure gauge?
Thanks for any input on this.

 

[85Hokie]

I have done both on B7100 ....

here is a post on the oil pressure install....

http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/oil-pressure-gauge-install-b7100.23194/

 

[GreensvilleJay]

temp could be easily installed in lower rad hose, seems to be a T there ?
oil is easy, yes T it, nice to keep 'idiot' light !

 

[L275]

I have done both on B7100 ....

here is a post on the oil pressure install....

http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/oil-pressure-gauge-install-b7100.23194/

Good Information, Thanks.
The T fitting on the oil sensor looks good, my concern is the starter clearance, any issues with clearance for you?
I've heard some say the top radiator hose is a better location near the t stat for an inline sensor although the lower radiator does have a drain line (T) fitting in the L2850 so it could be convenient.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

You can easily 'plumb' to clear 'obstacles', pressure less than 100PSI I assume ?? Street elbows will help keep it a clean install.
hmm, any chance there's a 'port' on the head for a temp sensor ?

 

[D2Cat]

On some of the older tractors there is a plug in the head for a temp sensor. It's located to the back of the engine (near the firewall) on the passenger side.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

There will be ports in both heads to do temp sensor...
You can NOT put a temp sensor in the lower radiator hose as that would measure water coming out of the radiator and not the engine temp.
Oil pressure is easy port is just above the starter on both.

 

[sitric]

Sorry to bring up an older thread, but for various reasons wish to add an oil pressure gauge to my l2850. Some of the links in op are dated, and would like to know if this part will get me from the block to standard threads in most pressure gauge kits, while maintaining original idiot light. https://ebay.us/m/fZ8uHK

 

[D2Cat]

Sorry to bring up an older thread, but for various reasons wish to add an oil pressure gauge to my l2850. Some of the links in op are dated, and would like to know if this part will get me from the block to standard threads in most pressure gauge kits, while maintaining original idiot light. https://ebay.us/m/fZ8uHK

Threads will be metric. At O-Reilly's Auto parts they (at least use to) have a small package of various metric brass fittings. I always found them hanging on a wall by the gauges. Buy the bag and use one!

 

[sitric]

Thanks for the reply. I thought with the age of this tractor it would have been BNPT instead of metric, but good to know it is metric.

 

[lmichael]

I added an Autometer mechanical oil pressure on my D782 (G2160) and it turned out to be BSPT. I do want to add a temp gauge as well but not a mechanical. I only used a mechanical oil pressure because I already had it. But, me, I would prefer to deal with electronic gauges.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

That is the right adapter
The oil pressure port is 1/8 BSPT

 

[sitric]

That is the right adapter
The oil pressure port is 1/8 BSPT

Thank you NIW.

 

[lmichael]

So is the coolant temp thread size BSPT as well? I haven't gotten around to getting a gauge yet but hope to this year

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

So is the coolant temp thread size BSPT as well? I haven't gotten around to getting a gauge yet but hope to this year

Some are, some are BSPP.
Depends on the engine and location.