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| | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 77 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 77 | Hello all,
I want to be able to monitor the oil temperature in my 1961 235. I bought an electric oil temp gauge (along with others) from New Vintage out of Detroit. I'm having trouble determining how to send the oil temp to the gauge. Does anyone use an oil temp gauge on your 235, and if so what sender do you use and how and where do you mount it? Thanks in advance.
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | No one I know bothers with oil temp. Oil temp will be somewhat warmer that water if you are working it. Water temp will tell all.
Ed
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 77 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 77 | I hear what you are saying, Ed, but the gauge is bought and the insert for the dash is cut. I want to make the gauge work, so that's why I'm seeking advice.
GW
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | On our sprint cars there was no battery so we used the capillary tube type sensor for a Bourdon tube gauge. I would think there would be a 12v feed, a ground, and the wire to the sensor. If just two wires the unit is self grounding. The oil temp gauge was the difference between engine survival or destruction on many occasions. The coolant temp could range all over the scale but if the oil temp rose at all then PULL IT OFF THE TRACK.
Evan
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 326 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 326 | GW;
Did the sensor/sender come with the gauge? If so, you will need to drill a hole in the pan and install a bung with the same diameter and thread pitch for the sender. If no sender was included you will need to contact New Vintage for the sender specs, etc and then weld up a bung for the correct sender. Weld on bungs are available from many online speed shop merchants.
SimS | | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,214 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,214 | Put a "T" fitting where your oil pressure line taps into the engine and connect your pressure gauge back to one end and your temp sender to the other. You may have to cobble together some adapters to get them all mated.
GM used "T" connectors back in the day to add their by-pass oil filters so you might try some aftermarket suppliers for more info and pricing.
Good luck
Dave | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,796 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,796 | If there's a bypass oil filter installed, plumb up an adapter that's in the flow from the block to the filter, as close to the block as possible. The oil moving from the engine to the filter will be within a few degrees of the temperature of the oil in the sump, and it won't involve making any permanent alterations to the pan.
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