water pressure gauge

[Coors]

I just installed a temp/ oil pressure alarm on my 88 OMC 5.7. I was wondering; if I teed in another oil pressure switch into the cooling jacket, would the 5-7 psi switch work ok?, as I don't know what pressure signals trouble.

 

[Coors]

Re: water pressure gauge

bumpola

 

[Bondo]

Re: water pressure gauge

Interesting Idea,........ I bet the psi is in the Right neighborhood.......

I gotta Think that Normal would be 8 to 15lbs. or so.........

 

[Reel Poor]

Re: water pressure gauge

They may not work at idle speeds. Read thru this thread.

Water Pressure Gauges

 

[Coors]

Re: water pressure gauge

cool so it will work; great.

 

[Reel Poor]

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I would say it may depend on where you install it. With 7-8 lb switch your probably going to get a buzzer at idle to about 1000 rpms.

 

[Don S]

Re: water pressure gauge

Pressure isn't going to work on a raw water cooled engine at idle.
But there should be water flow thru the system click here No reason to reinvent the wheel.

 

[Coors]

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Don; can't we make this a lot lower than $75?

 

[Coors]

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Reel, that's when it is needed, after 1000 rpms; that's when people stop monitoring the gauges.

 

[Don S]

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Don; can't we make this a lot lower than $75?

I don't know. Do you want it to work, or just always wonder if it will actually work or not?

 

[Don S]

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Reel, that's when it is needed, after 1000 rpms; that's when people stop monitoring the gauges.

Do you want to hear an alarm go off every time your engine is below 1000 rpm?

 

[bruceb58]

Re: water pressure gauge

Since that sensor is only 1 inch, where would you put it?

EDIT: I see they carry larger diameter ones too...1.5 and 2.0 inch models. The larger ones need a baffle to change when the folw rate acticates the alarm.

Out of curiosity, what is the flow rate at idle of a Volvo SX drive?

 

[Reel Poor]

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Since that sensor is only 1 inch, where would you put it?

Thats a loaded question.

 

[Coors]

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Being that I replaced the buzzer with a car horn, I have a dash switch to kill it while starting, etc. As wife and stepchildren use it without me at times, I wan't to be sure an alarm was heard. I can just switch it off until underway