HEY GUYS,
I HAVE A TIM GAUGE FOR THE WATER TEMP. ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE TO GET AN ADAPTOR SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO USE THE OLD WATER TEMP ON THE DIALS AND THE NEW ONE WITH BOTH RUNNING FROM THE SAME HOLE AS I DONT WANT TO DRILL ANOTHER ONE. OR IS THERE A SECONDARY HOLE ON A 1984 998CC ENGINE.
CHEERS
DAN
Tim Gauge
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LESTA MINI
, Apr 10 2010 09:27 PM
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Posted 10 April 2010 - 09:27 PM
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Posted 10 April 2010 - 09:50 PM
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Posted 11 April 2010 - 03:02 PM
The problem with anything like you are suggesting is that if you "T" into the cylinder head so two temperature senders are in use, NEITHER will be inside the water jacket properly and BOTH will likely read low.
There are a couple of work arounds you can look into. Some Minis (and other A-series engines) used a sandwich plate above the thermostat and below the hose elbow. You could put one sender in the cylinder head and the second in the sandwich plate. Another possibility is the "hose adapters" that are available as aftermarket pieces. Basically this is a short length of pipe with a tapped bushing in it. You cut a hose, insert the adapter where the cut is made, then install the sending unit AND and earth wire to the piece of pipe. It's not original looking but it is typically easy to fit.
Picture of hose adapter in link below:
http://www.jscspeed....dd89fd0d543.jpg
There are a couple of work arounds you can look into. Some Minis (and other A-series engines) used a sandwich plate above the thermostat and below the hose elbow. You could put one sender in the cylinder head and the second in the sandwich plate. Another possibility is the "hose adapters" that are available as aftermarket pieces. Basically this is a short length of pipe with a tapped bushing in it. You cut a hose, insert the adapter where the cut is made, then install the sending unit AND and earth wire to the piece of pipe. It's not original looking but it is typically easy to fit.
Picture of hose adapter in link below:
http://www.jscspeed....dd89fd0d543.jpg
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Posted 12 April 2010 - 08:25 AM
cheers, what size adaptor do i need for the orgnial sensor?
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Posted 12 April 2010 - 01:04 PM
My advice would be to leave the original sender in the cylinder head and use the sandwich plate or inline hose sending unit adapter for the TIM gauge.
The cylinder head will be tapped 5/8-UNF AND have a tapered seat. The sending unit really seals on the tapered seat, not the threads. The TIM sending unit is likely to have tapered pipe threads and it will be much easier to find adapters for it.
The cylinder head will be tapped 5/8-UNF AND have a tapered seat. The sending unit really seals on the tapered seat, not the threads. The TIM sending unit is likely to have tapered pipe threads and it will be much easier to find adapters for it.
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