flanders
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 10:19 AM |
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Where to fit coolant gauge sender?
Due to a lack of fittings on the engine im going to fit a coolant temp sender using an in-line adapter in my radiator hose, should i be monitoring the
hot flow into, or cooler return from the radiator?
im thinking the flow in side, as close to the engine as possible?
Im aware that i wont be getting accurate temps until the stat is open but thats when i want to be monitoring the temp anyway
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SPYDER
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 10:26 AM |
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Hi there. I fitted mine into the outgoing pipe to tell me how hot the engine is actually running. (Once the thermostat is open).
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flanders
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 10:32 AM |
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outgoing from the engine to the rad? if so thats what i was thinking, do you get an accurate reading once the stat is open?
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CosKev3
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 11:34 AM |
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I welded a boss into my thermostat housing before the stat,as this is where coolant temps are taken from on engines that have a coolant temp gauge as
standard 
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flanders
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 11:56 AM |
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I can't weld  I'm taking the easy option
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flanders
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 12:03 PM |
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Unfortunately the zx12 only had one sensor which feeds the dash and ecu so I'll need to leave this in place for the ecu to read engine temps.
And I can't see any other threaded blanks I can use
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CosKev3
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 12:23 PM |
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Will work fine in the pipe after the thermostat,will just seem as if the engine is slow to warm up though looking at the gauge
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 12:45 PM |
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If no room in the thermostat housing the next best place is in the by-pass plumbing.
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 07:04 PM |
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Mines in the top hose, feeding the rad, it doesn't show much temp til the thermostat opens, but I like it like that as it confirms stat open and
water flowing. Megasquirt uses sensor at the back of the head. You can see it on the pic below.
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flanders
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 11:08 PM |
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Brilliant thanks for the help fellas
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