I remember having a car which used a small brass temperature sender 1/8 NPT, which, instead of a regular spade or bullet conector, it had a brass disc which took the spade connector sideways, and allowed it to rotate 360 to connect in any direction.

Anyone know of such a beast? it would solve a little problem for me and the raceline water rail....

Cheers.
Pete.

I bought the exact item the other day from Jayar in Ipswich

It was an intermotor part.. like this....

link

but I can't guarantee it is that one - the site doesn't give the thread size....

HTH

[Edited on 20-5-08 by DaveFJ]

Try this place but you will have to email for pic's

Link

RD

Just being nosey, is it for the ecu or your gauges ?

I ask as I am not 100% I have the correct one for my ecu.......

Thanks for the responses guys, will check out the leads...

Its for my temperature gauge, are you using a megasquirt, cos I understand they can be calibrated to match sender resistances....

Rgds.
Pete

I am using mine for the signal to megasquirt but I am not entirely sure it is accurate enough.....

once the engine is warmed up megatune shows a constant 102 degrees at the engine regardless of the watertemp shown on the guage which can vary from 90 - 120 degrees!!!
(and yes I have calibrated the sensor in megatherm properly!)

that being said - if you follow through on my link above you can see that those sensors are described as 'engine management sensor'....

[Edited on 20-5-08 by DaveFJ]

Its for my Dunnell ecu, Dunnell say use the standard sensor ?

The water rail has the 1/8 thread .

There are two sensors in the standard stat housing

1/8

3/8

Posts on here point to the 3/8 sensor being for the ecu.

Mk2 Cavaliers and early Astras and Novas were like that. Not sure of the thread and some aftermarket sensors for them were a normal 6mm spade connector.

adrian

standard ford thread that one - by the way - i have just spoken to dunnels this afternoon they didnt think the water rails were very good in helping cooling - but i didnt go into it - i have the dunnell set up too on mine - used a VDO gauge with standard ford sensor came with it..