Anyone have one of these that they will sell me? I'm checking around on Samba too. Lots of pictures, but nothing for sale, that I can find.
Reply if you have a plain non-taco cover plate too. I found the "how-to" to drill a hole and add the sensor. I am not cutting on mine, I want a spare to play with.
Clark
This might not be exactly what you are looking for but I bought one of these:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=978324
These come from Jonesy (Neil) in UK so it's not exactly local... I had mine in about a week.
I have installed it and did use the OEM o ring. I believe it does require you to switch to a different sender also. I was changing my oil temp gauge so I bought both at the same time....I think it's VDO 323-055 sender. It doesn't stick out of the plate much at all. Jonesy was pretty good at answering questions so you could shoot him any specific things too. Jon
An oil temp sensor is a sensitive instrument, so an aluminum plate with cooling fins will make the sensor read low, because the sensor is being cooled by the aluminum. Building a plate is a balance between keeping the airflow around the engine from cooling the sensor, and having the plate and sensor working together to accurately represent oil temp. Too thick of a plate and it will be slow to respond to oil temp changes. Too heat conductive and it reads low.
http://www.vdo-gauges.com/sensors/temperature-sensors-switch/temperature-sender-300-deg-f-150-deg-c-m14x1-5.html is the one that comes with most VDO numeric gauges. It's not compatible with the stock 914 oil temp gauges though. This sender is short enough to install vertical in the sump and still be covered in oil. But it should be covered somehow to keep airflow to a minimum. You can find a 14x1.5 threaded bung and weld it to the flat non-sensor plate.
Clark - I do have an extra std inspection cover if you want it to drill and weld on a bung.
I got it with my W series engine case and I'm not going to use it.....lemme know and I can send it to you. Jon
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