Gauge lights..

Im thinking it would be best to get rid of my idiot lights (seen them worded this way on more than one occasion) and go with a voltage and oil pressure gauges so I can see what is really going on.

As far as the oil light is it as simple as swapping out the oil sending unit to light to a oil sending unit to gauge and then swapping out the light for a oil pressure gauge?

The two oil sending units have the same threads but look completely different.

What would be needed to swap out the gen light?

any help appreciated..

Ray in TX

found this thread.

Gotta love the search feature

https://vintage-vans.forumotion.com/t22889-idiot-light-to-gauge?highlight=gauge

Thanks Slowride

-the 67 econolines had those gauges -oil pressure-ammeter, so use a 67 econoline wiring diagram. I have a 67, bought in 70. -and a wiring diagram cfniehus@aol.com Carl

Welcome to the site Carl!

Not all '67s had the full gauge set, I believe very few of any year had them. Carl, you're one of the lucky ones!!!

My 67 has dummy lights, and the 66 has full gauges....But the 66 also has dummy lights hanging up under the dash????? All the light holes in he dash are filled and working. All exterior lights work and man is there a boat load of wires under this dash. I think I will start over and isolate the lights from the gauges and then run new wires for each guage...Not shure yet how to fix this... I hope yours doesn't look like this. I believe I have a mutent harness..or someone added to the original harness trying to make the guages work.lol

Ok I need some more help. Sorry guys its a rats nest of wires.

I took some pics to show what im working with. From my understanding. For my oil pressure gauge i am going to use the yellow/red wire and the black wire that are on the current light bulb and im simply moving them onto the new gauge. Which am I using though the smaller oil sending switch or the large bell shaped oil sending unit in the block? I opted not to run the oil pressure with the copper tube because I can not find it long enough to run from my dash all the way to the block.

As far as the voltage gauge goes this is suppost to be simple but im still not sure which wire or wires to connect to it. According to slowride I should keep this gen light bulb operational and add the guage as well. Just need to know which wires to use.

I feel like an idiot looking at these wires. Ive wired switches for various compenents, stereos, tvs etc to modern cars without having these problems.

My pics






Which of these should I use for the oil gauge




Help very much appreciated guys

I figured this out finally guys. Thought I shorted something out in the process, but it was only the switch.

Ray
How did yo make out?
Jim

Jim I wound up keeping it stock and went with a mechanical gauge. I did this for 2 reasons. Mechanical gauges are usually more accurate than a electric and 2 I found I have a soft spot for those stupid idiot lights. I feel for now Im going to leave them. This way I have a idiot light to warn me and a oil pressure gauge to see whats going on at the same time.