[T3] temp gauge

[Keith Park]

That's ANOTHER good question, the oil sump is best but I have mine on the
output of the oil cooler, the temps are about 20F lower than sump temps but
the key is using the smallest BRASS Tee you can find, otherwise you'll get a
temp drop across the fitting and poor response time for temp changes.

Keith


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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of
jaredkohler at gmail.com
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:41 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] temp gauge

This is great information!

I agree that the gauge may be 'off' a little, but the subtle piece-of-mind
it may bring would be a good thing!

Where's the best spot to install the sensor?

Jared

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 22 Mar 2013 at 0:03, David Yaghoubian wrote:
>
> > It is a basic VDO setup, which definitely does the trick. Here is the
> > sender:
> >
> > http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VDO-323-064
> >
> > I had this style for ~15 years:
> >
> > http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VDO-310-012
> >
> > I've had this style for the past ~5 years:
> >
> > http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VDO-310-709
> >
> > I also run a VDO oil pressure gauge:
> >
> > http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VDO-350-702
>
> Gene Berg has a bit of a rant about how poorly calibrated the temp
> sensors were. Since he couldn't find any brand that was reliably
> accurate, he refused to sell any. That's a responsible position to
> take, but perhaps a bit extreme. Even if they aren't accurate, they
> should still be able to tell you if something has changed.
>
> I've never had a temp gauge, and never missed it. I've always found
> the sound of the engine, coupled with the situation we were in, was
> able to tell me how it was doing.
>
> I DID have an oil pressure gauge for awhile, but in the long run that
> just seemed to cause me unnecessary worry, since it always read lower
> than I thought it should. The engine, however, never minded.
>
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