68 5000 oil sending unit connector

Alan8n · Apr 6, 2022

Just picked up my 5000 and noticed that oil sending unit is NOT connected. The wire is hanging there but the connector is gone. The oil sending unit has a small round button looking head on it and I am trying, without success, to find a connector for it. Does anyone have a idea what connector to use and where to get one ?
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Alan

SkipperII · Apr 6, 2022

https://www.wiringdepot.com/store/p/189-JT-T-2500H-1-Wire-Universal-90-deg-FM-Moisture-Proof-Sensor-w/-8-Stud-Connector-Socket-Pigtail-2-
Pcs.aspx?feed=Froogle&matchtype=&network=g&device=c&adposition=&keyword=&gclid=CjwKCAjw9LSSBhBsEiwAKtf0n1GB5o5LXUV3Ui1-
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Bern · Apr 6, 2022

I just use a female spade connector and use my pliers to shape it to fit snugly.

root · Apr 6, 2022

I've done the same thing but that connector linked above looks like a nice alternative.

Jim.ME · Apr 6, 2022

When I looked at the connector in the link it is described as a push on connector for a #8 stud. The one Alan8n is describing is not a stud. I don't think that one won't work on his.

His description sound like the ones used on some GM (and maybe Stewart Warner) temperature senders, like this one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/131951792821?msclkid=b5a6f8c0b5ce11ec9654297f48a82086

Sean in PA · Apr 6, 2022

It's kind of anti-intuitive. You have to slide the connector on the end of the wire onto the button on the end of the sender from the side. At least that's the way it works on my '73 4000. Mine looks like the on in Jim.ME's post.

This post was edited by Sean in PA on 04/06/2022 at 12:29 pm.

Jim.ME · Apr 6, 2022

I actually use the same method as Bern, rather than chase the connector. That method has worked fine for me.

68 5000 oil sending unit connector

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