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Re:Home brewed Oil pressure gauge for only $40! 1 Year, 5 Months ago  
here is a link to the Marshall oil gauge. The one I got is the 0-100psi. If I knew the highest pressure I would see is around 50 psi I I might have bought the 0-60 gauge. But either one is fine. The needle on these Marshall gauge don't jump around as with some other reviews I read.

0-100 psi gauge
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marshall-Gauge-0-100-Psi-Fuel-Oil-Pressure-White-1-5-Diameter-Liquid-Filled-/301943183858?hash=item464d3759f2:g:RKIAAOSwLVZVgmy-&vxp=mtr

0-60 psi gauge
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marshall-Gauge-0-60-Psi-Fuel-Oil-Pressure-Gauge-White-1-5-Dia-Liquid-Filled-/302045302344?hash=item46534d8e48:g:vpYAAOSwT6pVgmHy&vxp=mtr

One headache was with the banjo fitting.. it does not come with 1/8-npt threads (anywhere that I could find). The union is 1/8-npt female at both ends (the other end gets the gauge and gauge is 1/8-npt) which means even though the banjo fitting threaded in nicely it leaked. The banjo fitting is actually 3/8"-24tpi but I could not find a union that had 3/8"-24 on one end and 1/8-npt on the other. So I asked a guy at work to braze the banjo fitting into the union for me. I suppose you could also coat the banjo threads with a two-part epoxy of oil-resistant type. If anyone finds a 1/8"-npt X 3/8-24" banjo fitting please share a link!
 
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