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[Martin]

Am sure I've glimpsed this theme before here, but is it just vanity to install
a 0-60 oil gauge from some Twin crankcase outlet, Or is the oil pressure too feeble
to even register. Besides, if actually installed, from either a union threaded
into the oil filter cap, or off the tappet feed lines ?. Often see pre-unit Triumphs
boppers with this accessory, although hardly visible down near your ankle

[Leon Novello]

Better to fit an oil temperature gauge, pressure is not important; Chevrolets had oil pressure of only 6 psi. If the oil level gets too low and starts to overheat, the temperature gauge indicator will start to move quickly. The indicator stays steady, unlike one on a pressure gauge.

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[Martin]

Utterly right, Leon, every beater car I have ever owned had more
attention given the temp gauge in sweltering summer traffic,
(including Brisbane in my youth) than the oil gauge if it ever Was
installed. I might add, your superb installation is quite convincing,
perched up on the blinker stub. Thank you for posting the pix!

[Scalyback]

If it drips oil, then it has oil. If it stops dripping, then check level as a matter of urgency.