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Posted by: cdmcse May 17 2005, 12:08 AM
I picked up a used taco plate and oil temp sender set-up off of evilbay with the intention of installing it on my 1.8. The sender that came with the plate is too long to fit into the engine. The plate fits fine, but the sender hits the block before the threads engage with the plate in either direction.
Do I just have the wrong sender or is it not possible to put that on a 1.8? Anyone know the part# for the right sender?
Here are a few pics...
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Posted by: cdmcse May 17 2005, 12:09 AM
Sender Installed...
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Posted by: cdmcse May 17 2005, 12:09 AM
I want to put it here...
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Posted by: skline May 17 2005, 12:29 AM
It looks right to me. I have had them in every car I have owned and they all looked just like that. You are missing the outer shell though. It hold the wire in place. I have seen them without them however.
Posted by: jim912928 May 17 2005, 07:20 AM
I put one in my 1.8l about 6 mos ago..fit fine. Don't remember how long the probe part is....but I got my sensor new from GPR.
Posted by: Rockaria May 17 2005, 08:05 AM
My 1.8 has an add on temp sender that looks exactly like yours and it fit just fine. 
I installed it so it points up to the rear of the car. The wire gets connected towards the front. (Bottom front Wire - top rear inside sensor)
Posted by: cdmcse May 17 2005, 08:26 AM
I have the cover plate too. I'll try again, maybe I was just having a blonde moment.
Posted by: Bleyseng May 17 2005, 08:40 AM
yeah, my probe is too long for the taco too!! 
Posted by: tat2dphreak May 17 2005, 08:45 AM
| QUOTE (Bleyseng @ May 17 2005, 09:40 AM) |
| yeah, my probe is too long for the taco too!! |
you wish... the taco just isn't in the mood to be probed
Posted by: synthesisdv May 17 2005, 08:49 AM
it will fit just fine, no problem, don't worry...
I think
Posted by: wilchek May 17 2005, 10:18 AM
angle the plate a little to put it in. It will not go straight up. wire contact toward the firewall and the engine bar. tilt the taco plate with sensor installed (firewall side/engine bar side) down toward the ground an slide in and then flatten against block and bolt up. It should fit.
not the best pic but this is factory install
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Posted by: Bleyseng May 17 2005, 10:31 AM
Maybe you are putting it in upside down. Doesn't the bulge go on the outside not inside the block?
Posted by: Mrs. K May 17 2005, 11:09 AM
| QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ May 17 2005, 07:45 AM) | ||
you wish... the taco just isn't in the mood to be probed |
Yeah or maybe it's that "time of the month"! 
Lisa
Posted by: Flat VW May 17 2005, 11:17 AM
| QUOTE (Mrs. K @ May 17 2005, 09:09 AM) | ||||
Yeah or maybe it's that "time of the month"! Lisa |
ah, Lisa, (may I call you Lisa?)
That is the one thing you women will never fully understand, we do not discuss THAT here.
Hugs, Kisses,
John
cc Laurie
Posted by: cdmcse May 17 2005, 11:32 AM
Well, I may have to just get a BFH. 
Let's just hope it isn't leaky when I get finished and my car has to park on the wet spot.
Posted by: Headrage May 17 2005, 11:36 AM
Don't forget the o-ring.
Posted by: Jake Raby May 17 2005, 11:38 AM
Must be a Bus case or early 1.7...
Many Bus cases are not cut out for the probe. Also the early 1.7 914 is also not opened for it in many cases...
FYI..
Posted by: cdmcse May 17 2005, 12:18 PM
| QUOTE (Jake Raby @ May 17 2005, 12:38 PM) |
| Must be a Bus case or early 1.7... Many Bus cases are not cut out for the probe. Also the early 1.7 914 is also not opened for it in many cases... FYI.. |
Hmmm, I am pretty sure it is a 1.8 case (by the design of the casting), But there is no serial # where it should be. Are there other identifying features that will help me determine if it is a bus case? Is this something I should be concerned about?
Posted by: Rand May 17 2005, 12:23 PM
| QUOTE |
| Maybe you are putting it in upside down. Doesn't the bulge go on the outside not inside the block? |
That's what I wondered. Is the probe sticking OUT the IN hole here...???
Posted by: Headrage May 17 2005, 12:31 PM
He's got it right. That is how it is supposed to be mounted.
Posted by: tat2dphreak May 17 2005, 12:38 PM
| QUOTE (Mrs. K @ May 17 2005, 12:09 PM) | ||||
Yeah or maybe it's that "time of the month"! Lisa |
for that matter he could be aiming at the other "taco", and it's not oiled up enough...
Posted by: cdmcse May 17 2005, 01:34 PM
| QUOTE (Rand @ May 17 2005, 01:23 PM) | ||
That's what I wondered. Is the probe sticking OUT the IN hole here...??? |
It has to go that way because of the outer sealing ring.
Posted by: cdmcse May 17 2005, 01:56 PM
| QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ May 17 2005, 01:38 PM) | ||||||
for that matter he could be aiming at the other "taco", and it's not oiled up enough... |
If you are referring to the "Brown" taco, that is not my usual approach.
Posted by: tat2dphreak May 17 2005, 01:59 PM
| QUOTE (cdmcse @ May 17 2005, 02:56 PM) | ||||||||
If you are referring to the "Brown" taco, that is not my usual approach. |
the engine has to be very drunk first...
Posted by: cdmcse May 17 2005, 06:26 PM
Well I just checked again and it definatly does not fit, so I must have a bus case 
Thanks for the info Jake!
Anybody wanna buy a taco plate and sender
Posted by: Bleyseng May 17 2005, 07:05 PM
use the modern VDO 2 1/16 cockpit series gauge and matching sender. The sender is way shorter and will fit the stock 914 Taco plate. I have one sitting on my desk if you want a pic.
Posted by: cdmcse May 18 2005, 12:57 AM
| QUOTE (Bleyseng @ May 17 2005, 08:05 PM) |
| use the modern VDO 2 1/16 cockpit series gauge and matching sender. The sender is way shorter and will fit the stock 914 Taco plate. I have one sitting on my desk if you want a pic. |
Could you shoot me the VDO part#?
Posted by: Bleyseng May 18 2005, 08:21 AM
VDO #323-055 which fits the cockpit series oil temp gauge
I did this set up to fit this in my Westy.
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Posted by: cdmcse May 18 2005, 12:34 PM
Sweet! I think that will work. Thanks!
Posted by: aircooledboy May 18 2005, 01:36 PM
Cut back on the Enzyte. After a few weeks the probe goes back to its original normal size. Be prepared for the Taco to be disappointed though.
Look on the bright side, at least the probe has never had to seek medical attention for an erection that lasted more than 4 hours. MAN is that embrassing. Even the ER nurses have a hard time keeping a straight face. THEN, they start asking for your phone number. The second time you go back, its even worse. 
Shit, did I say all that out loud? 
Posted by: tat2dphreak May 18 2005, 01:42 PM
| QUOTE (aircooledboy @ May 18 2005, 02:36 PM) |
| Cut back on the Enzyte. After a few weeks the probe goes back to its original normal size. Be prepared for the Taco to be disappointed though. Look on the bright side, at least the probe has never had to seek medical attention for an erection that lasted more than 4 hours. MAN is that embrassing. Even the ER nurses have a hard time keeping a straight face. THEN, they start asking for your phone number. The second time you go back, its even worse. Shit, did I say all that out loud? |
those damn enzyte commercials... man you'd think if that dude is making that ugly chick that happy, he'd find a hotter chick to make happy...
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