Topic: oil temp not working or plugged in. need help

[Mytattootears]

hey guys im new, and still new to working on trucks so i thought you guys could help me. i have a 79 toy and i swapped a 22r from , my 83 part truck. i have it running and everything but the only thing i can figure out is why the oil temp guege is not working. can you guys help me. well i have some pictures but photo bucket not working on my computer

[yotaneck13]

like auto trans oil temp? if the truck is a 4 or 5 speed then this would not be needed or work anyways

[Mytattootears [OP]]

its a 5 speed , but i would like to see the engine oil temp so i know if its going to over heat, bc it might have a leak. well its the guage that is on the stock odomiter

[Mytattootears [OP]]

[junya92toy]

Thats the engine temp

[Mytattootears [OP]]

I thought so. Connects to this right?

[yotatough]

no thats for the oil pressure, the temp gauge is on the intake manifold, on top next to the head, behind the feul pump

[yotaneck13]

ya thats your water temp not oil

[OOPS]

ya thats your water temp not oil

No its not, that is the sending unit for the oil idiot light. It does not have an oil temperature gauge, just an idiot light.

[GNasty 82]

ya thats your water temp not oil

No its not, that is the sending unit for the oil idiot light. It does not have an oil temperature gauge, just an idiot light.

I think yotaneck was talking about the guage in the OP first picture.  The guage in the picture is water temp.  The sensor in the 2nd picture is oil pressure.

[OOPS]

After I re-read it you are right, sorry about that.