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Old 04-22-2015, 09:31 PM
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ive had an idea to add an oil temp gauge to my k301. it would be nice to have some way to monitor engine temps and oil temp seems to be about the best way to do that on an air cooled engine. im thinking of drilling/tapping either the oil pan or the side of the block but it would be awesome to put it in the oil drain hole. a mechanical gauge would work fine but since the temp sensor is permanently attached to the gauge i would have to drain the oil to pull the engine, with an electric gauge i could simply unhook the wire from the sending unit. anybody ever do this? opinions welcome.

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Where would you put the sensor in/on the engine?
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I would not want the straight in sensor in the drain hole as the thing and the wires would be hanging straight down.
And if it has to be adapted from 1/2" npt to whatever the sender requires, it gets worse.
Welding in a port into the side of oil pan would be better.
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Where would you put the sensor in/on the engine?
as i said in my original post i would drill/tap either the oil pan or the engine block.
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as i said in my original post i would drill/tap either the oil pan or the engine block.
Whoops, my apologies olds! That's what I get for glancing over a thread after an 11 hour day at work
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I like the idea, where do you think you'll mount the gauge?
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I like the idea, where do you think you'll mount the gauge?
Since I have a 108 I was thinking of using the big empty spot where the cigarette lighter would go in the dash.
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Autozone has a 2" gauge with a sender that has 1/8"NPT for $30 delivered.
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Since I have a 108 I was thinking of using the big empty spot where the cigarette lighter would go in the dash.
Sounds good, I like the AutoMeter gauge.
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