mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 06:09 PM |
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ZX9 Coolant Sensor
Does anyone know if I can connect my Smiths temp. gauge straight to the coolant sensor thats on the ZX9 engine or will I have to buy the Smiths one.
As well does anyone know the standard fitment? The Smiths is 1/8 npt
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roadrunner
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 07:10 PM |
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You will need the Smiths sender unit for that dial to work, are'nt you using the zx9 clocks, they do have temp gauge built in.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 07:45 PM |
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Yeah I am but the only fuel thingy built into the clocks is just a red light, which by that time is already too hot  I wondered if the coolant
sender thats fitted was a sender or just a switch which activates the red light.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:17 PM |
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Do you want to use it as a fuel sender or temp, if it's for the fuel i would say it act's as a switch for the red light, if it's for
the temp, it would have to read the engine temp to move the bars up in the bottom of the zx9 clocks.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:22 PM |
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Sorry, yes talking out of my arse again. I meant temp. and so yes I suppose the question is, is it a sensor or a switch.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:36 PM |
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Are you using the zx9 c clocks like mine, if so it has a half decent temp gauge buit in, the red warning light is for the fuel level, i use a Smiths
fuel gauge as a seperate because of the red light on the clocks, the sender for my fuel gauge is not a Smiths type, it was already fitted to the tank
when i bought the kit.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:37 PM |
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new look dash
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:40 PM |
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Yes. I think I'm getting a bit mixed up with my motorbike here. Where's the temp gauge on the standard clocks then?Is it the red and blue
blocks on the display?
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roadrunner
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:43 PM |
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The temp gauge is the reading in the rev counter, you can just make out the first notch just to the right of the zero rev mark in my photo.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:48 PM |
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Bloody hell! I've gone and fit a temp. gauge separate now Ah well never mind. Cheers mate.
here's an old slightly blurred picture
[Edited on 23/12/07 by mistergrumpy]
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roadrunner
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:54 PM |
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I like the way you have set the clocks in to your dash, if i get time this winter, i will rip out my dash and start a fresh, big mistake with the
stereo.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:58 PM |
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Have a dash now with a better radius on the bottom so had to do it twice now. LOTS of stitch drilling. Got one arm like Popeye now 
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matt.c
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 10:38 PM |
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Image deleted by owner
So is this what they all do? Whats the "what is this?" then?
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 11:17 PM |
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I'm on my pda so I can't see that well but if you're pointing at the light then I guess that'll be the low fuel warning light.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 24/12/07 at 06:44 PM |
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Low fuel warning light, dont use it myself, if i remember right, the temp bars go in to red when the engine is getting hot.
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