graememk
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 08:13 PM |
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in line thermostat temp sensor
hi my donor engine (nissan 1.8t) has 3 built in temp sensors but all of them report utter boll0x to my MS 138f cant be correct so i'm going to
use a inline one before the rad but wheres a good place to get one ?
many thanks
graeme
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the_fbi
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 08:29 PM |
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best vfm afaik, they do different sizes too.
Clearly you still need a sender though.
Linky
[Edited on 7/6/06 by the_fbi]
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muzchap
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 08:34 PM |
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Graham,
You want one of these:
From here CLICK ME
Bout £35 delivered I think...
[Edited on 7/6/06 by muzchap]
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graememk
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 08:42 PM |
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thermostats working fine but i cant get a reading on the temp gauge.
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muzchap
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 09:00 PM |
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Oops - misunderstandy! Get one like the_fbi says and any ford sender!
I actually have a spare somewhere you can have?
I'll try and find @ the weekend 
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paulf
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 09:18 PM |
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A blue Bosch sensor as fitted to vauxhalls peugots etc works well and is near the correct value without changing the bias resistor.Ford senders are
near to 27k at room temp, Bosch and the correct GM ones are about 3k I used a 2,4k bias resistor and bosch sensor and it is within a few degrees of
correct temperature.
Paul
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graememk
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 09:35 PM |
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so you think my sender in the car is ok and just needs a resistor putting inline ?
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02GF74
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| posted on 8/6/06 at 08:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
so you think my sender in the car is ok and just needs a resistor putting inline ?
it may.
I did this to mine - smiths(?) temp guage plus Ford temp sender - needle would point past Norm when engine is up to temp (at idle and fan comes on) so
I put in 33 ohm in series to keep needle at N.
the theory being if needle goes past N, then I worry
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