olie05 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Last night I installed a mechanical water temp gauge in my car. I used the heater outlet on the head for the sensor, since the adapter I had threaded right in, but now I am wondering if that was the smartest place to put it. By putting the sensor there, i blocked off any water that would normally escape through there. Will this cause an extreme inbalance in the front to back cooling of my engine? The temp gauge is reading 160 normally and 180 under hard acceleration or just stopped while running. oh yeah, check out my superghetto install... DUCT TAPE!!! oh yeah, and one more question... where do I tap into the rheostat wiring so that i can get the gauge to light up with the dash lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2126 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 You should'nt have a coolant flow issue.... except you won't have a heater feed. The only thing I can tell you, and this may be a good thing, is with the sensor at the rear of the head as opposed to the stock forward location, the temperature is likely a bit higher at the rear of the head as opposed to the front of the head. So, gauge readings may be slightly higher than if the sensor was in the front of the head. If you have an electric fan and it is activated by the sensor you should see little if any difference in the gauge readings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 update... I installed the gauge in the clock hole, sorry no pics, but needless to say it is a temporary install. I simply fit the gauge into the hole by surrounding the edges with foam insulation. The gauge is lit up now, with the dash wiring of the clock. The problem now, is that i want to get a gauge that fits into the hole ( 2-5/8" vs. 2-1/16") I am looking at two gauges, but I cant decide. If i go with the electrical one (first pic), the needle will be pointing past the halfway point most of the time and there is a possibility of maxing out the gauge ( i think), and if i go with the mechanical one (second pic) the needle will be pointing at below the halfway point most of the time. I guess my question is what is the operating range that i need to monitor? or: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trwebb26 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 see this post: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=107364 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 bump... no response? i think i am going to go with a pair of nordskog gauges with seperate warning lights, One gauge for oil pressure and one for water temp. Any thoughts on these electric gauges, and their sending units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony78_280z Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=109233 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 so after all the things i have read, its ok to block off the coolant bypass line? and i could pull off all that coolant equipment that goes to the TB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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