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Re: oil temp guage 4 Mar 2003 06:15:58 -0500

To: cfchrist@earthlink.net (Charles Christ)
Subject: Re: oil temp guage 4 Mar 2003 06:15:58 -0500
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:15:32 -0500 (EST)
Cc: BCAH@aol.com, spridgets@autox.team.net, bugeye@yahoogroups.com
No, Charles...

It is not trivial at all. I want to know the
"true" temp. of only the oil in the sump
and not everything else around it so
your point is well taken my friend.

I was sort of hoping their might be
a setup wherein an electrical sensor 

O==<------------sender----------gauge


could be fit over the threads to the         oil plug, to sit between
the plug and
the pan.

The engine is new of course and I
dislike the idea of pulling the sump off
a brand new engine....especially when
it doesn't leak!

I was a little surprised to see only a
mechanical set-up when I went down
to Nisonger to pick something out.
Figured for sure they'd have something
electrical...wrong!!

But now I am beginning to consider
a vacuum gauge instead, considering
advice from all concerned, most especially by a fellow lister who uses
one on his street machine and sees
nothing more than an oil temp reading
which always matches the water temperature.

Now if I were racing, I'd want both of
course but, I'm not. It's a simple Cooper
"S" spec. 1293 (albeit, well built!!:)

So, I'm thinking a vacuum gauge would
really be more useful in my case.

Your thoughts, oh experienced one?




Cap'n. Bob (Ret'd)
      '60 Frog

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