Intergral Thermostat on a Sandwich Plate

[TwistedHumour]

Morning all!

Could anyone tell me the benefit of having an integral thermostat on a sandwich plate?  And if I even need one.

The plate I\'m looking at is only a few quid more with one, but I\'ve no idea what its for.  I\'ve asked the vendor (Clive) and he\'s not too sure either.

Thanks in advance
Chris

[grinder]

for measuring what ??

OIL / WATER etc...

if its an integral thermostat - then you might need a different type gauge

what happens if it fails , can you replace it - or a new sandwich plate neeeded ?

OK its not the answer to the question - just more things to think about

Stu

[TwistedHumour]

It\'s for my oil temp/pressure gauges.  I said what gauges I had and was offered two sandwich plates - one with the thermostat and one without.

Not sure what happens if it breaks though - buy a new one I suppose!

[deanflowers]

i also need a sndwich plate but for oil temp,where are they available from

[TwistedHumour]

Just had a thought - seems pretty obvious now! (I think) :p

Does the integral thermostat bypass the cooling system when the oil temp is low?

[TwistedHumour]

i also need a sndwich plate but for oil temp,where are they available from

Clive at Shy (see links at the top).  Â£32 for the normal one and £46 for the one with the thermostat.  I think it might depend on what type of gauges you have, but if you drop him a pm he should be able to help.

[grinder]

or you can get them from think auto with a discount code aswell !


you said :

It\'s for my oil temp/pressure gauges. I said what gauges I had and was offered two sandwich plates - one with the thermostat and one without.

where did you say that

Morning all!

Could anyone tell me the benefit of having an integral thermostat on a sandwich plate? And if I even need one.

The plate I\'m looking at is only a few quid more with one, but I\'ve no idea what its for. I\'ve asked the vendor (Clive) and he\'s not too sure either.

Thanks in advance
Chris

and all the integral temp sender will do - is make it so that you can use a electronic gauge rather than a mechanical one with the temp probe inside the gauge

Stu

[TwistedHumour]

where did you say that

Sorry, I meant I said to Clive :p

Thanks for the answer - normal it is :Thumbsup!

[grinder]

i use a normal one - and its fine

just have oil pressure and oil temp in the sandwich plate

about 5 seconds to put the plate in - and a hr to put the gauges in

[TwistedHumour]

i use a normal one - and its fine

just have oil pressure and oil temp in the sandwich plate

about 5 seconds to put the plate in - and a hr to put the gauges in

A ha!  Gauges are already installed and routed into the engine bay.  Just need to be plugged in.

Winnnnnnnerrrrrrr!!!!!!! :bandit