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Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: interloper393 on April 18, 2007, 08:41:45 PM
Is there another way to fit one of these without drilling a hole into the coolent filler neck or having to drain all the coolent out? Mike has attached his to the existing sender, are they acurate enough for another gauge?
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: Nitronige on April 18, 2007, 08:54:15 PM
alright craig,

you could try a radiatior hose adaptor??

i did this before tapping the filler neck, was accurate when the thermostat opened.
nige
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: interloper393 on April 18, 2007, 08:59:39 PM
alright bud :) that your car cooled down after sunday lol..

Iv seen those wee adaptors but id kinda like not to touch the coolent if poss.. hmm maybe its ma only option lol..cheers m8
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: Nitronige on April 18, 2007, 09:25:49 PM
aye its all cool now!:Thumbs-up

dont know how accurate adding a sensor wire to the existing sensor would be.
i would assume the guage you have has a corresponding sensor with it (IE designed with the gauge electronics), this may have a different range to the existing sensor on the car??
hmmm?
anyway i have an adaptor with a 1/8npt sensor thread if the above doesnt work.

nige
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: interloper393 on April 18, 2007, 09:37:32 PM
kewl :)
hows that flamer kit of yours work then.. im interested in 1 :D
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: edgasket on April 18, 2007, 11:59:04 PM
Quote from: interloper393Mike has attached his to the existing sender, are they acurate enough for another gauge?

just my 2p but I reckon you may as well have a second one in case the one you are using isn\'t 100% - at least if there\'s a difference you\'ll check it out. If both gauges are wrong then you\'re still none the wiser. I put mine in an adapter in one of the hoses. Didn\'t lose that much coolant when I was doing it - bent the hoses back and slipped the adapter in then topped it up.
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: nikp on April 19, 2007, 08:57:42 AM
You could always convert the existing temp gauge to show accurate readings.
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: interloper393 on April 19, 2007, 09:35:36 AM
Sent you a pm Nige m8 :D
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: d-king on April 19, 2007, 06:30:09 PM
what size adapter should i be looking for the top coolent hose then people as i need to get this sorted
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: grinder on April 19, 2007, 06:39:33 PM
i think its a 38mm adaptor ( or the FC is )
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: fletcher9017 on April 19, 2007, 06:40:19 PM
i think its 40mm
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: DC-TYPER on April 19, 2007, 07:33:22 PM
Quote from: nikpYou could always convert the existing temp gauge to show accurate readings.

please explain?
Title: Aftermarket water temp gauge?
Post by: Nitronige on April 20, 2007, 08:31:32 AM
Yeah, mine was a 40mm diameter with a 1/8npt tap adaptor for the sensor. put it in the top hose under the airbox (when i had it).

Nige