Alrighty, managed to get all the interior wiring connected for the oil pressure and water temp gauges. They are working, however I have to still run the wiring through the fire wall... so the TEAL colour wire you see is only temporary.
Well, lets start with the thing that slowed me down... emergency clutch replacement for a buddy - excuse the blurry beginning...
Paper thin clutch -
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=MOV00755.flv
Now back to the Alero...
The Water Temp gauge was pretty easy actually. Just tapped the upper coolant line and put a coupling overtop to stop any leaks. Although, I'm thinking I might redo this at a later date.
Sensor on hose -
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...a/DSC00759.jpg
The one thing that is concerning me, is Haynes says that the normal operating temp for the 2.2L is 180 Deg. F. I'm running at a steady 142.
The Oil Pressure Gauge is also done. The OPSU was a pain in the ass to install, as the tight spacing and having to remove the starter... not to mention the thread issue with that item... there's a picture of the bolt I ended up tapping and using with a new thread...
Adaptor Bolt (on left with teflon tape) -
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...a/DSC00738.jpg
Starter Removed -
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...stucha/H23.jpg
OPSU Installed -
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...a/DSC00739.jpg
Tight Space -
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...a/DSC00740.jpg
The Gauges themselves were interesting in the install... but started at about 11 last night, and things were going good, ended up finishing at 5AM though... takes a while doing everything alone...
Blue Face -
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...a/DSC00762.jpg
After work today I'm going to go in and clean up the wiring - the input lines for both gauges still need to be done, but that'll be done once I fish the wires through a point in the fire wall.
All works well, Oil Pressure at 1000 RPM (normal between 50-80 PSI) is steady at about 65 PSI, but that coolent temp is bothering me...
More later tonight.