Help with my secondary temp gauge

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Help with my secondary temp gauge

Postby Finwallace » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:00 pm

Ive got a 1kz surf and would like to install a secondary water temp gauge aswell as the standard one, where can i put the sensor probe? T into radiator hoses?

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Re: Help with my secondary temp gauge

Postby Mattman » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:16 pm

Measure your hose and order a t adaptor off trade me. Put it in the top hose

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Re: Help with my secondary temp gauge

Postby BlakeNZ » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:46 pm

as mattman says, this really is the quickest and easiest solution. i tend to have the sensor in the lower half of the upper radiator pipe , so that if i were to lose a little coolant, the sensor would still be reading water temp.(if you get my drift).
something like this comes in several different diameters, so measure before you hit buy now.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-par ... 186671.htm

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Re: Help with my secondary temp gauge

Postby Mattman » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:47 pm

I have mounted mine exactly as Blake suggested. Good advice.

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Re: Help with my secondary temp gauge

Postby Finwallace » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:38 pm

Cheers guys will have a look, some people say put them in the manifold. Much difference?

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Re: Help with my secondary temp gauge

Postby Mattman » Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:14 pm

Manifold? If you have a spare blank in the thermostat housing then use that but if not then the best bet is to put it in the top hose using an adaptor.

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