//////////////In rebuilding my Champ's 185 six ('57) I'd like to replace the idiot light with
an under-the-dash oil pressure gauge.  What, if anything, would you suggest I
use to coat the threads of the fixture I plug into the block?  Thanks.///////
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A light coating of Permatex or antisieze,dont use teflon tape...bits of
it can tear off and cause a restriction somewhere

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//////////// Speaking of the oil gallery. Can I use the technique for blocking off the lifter gallery oil with my engine on a stand. I don't want to pull the heads off, and I can't remember exactly how it is supposed to be done. Thanks in advance.  //////////////////


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Thanks for responding Paul. I saw a post about plugging off the oil to the
lifter gallery on the V8s. I remember that it took something like a small
finishing nail in a passage somewhere. I was wondering if I could do that
while my engine is on the stand, without removing the heads. Thanks in
advance Paul.



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I'd personally use a brass tee to keep your idiot light (unless you
are using a VDO gauge with a combo sender.)  You shouldn't need
anything on the threads; since the idiot light is electrical (and
depending on your gauge it may be as well) you want to have a good
ground to the block.

nate