Cylinder head temp gauge, Options?? Options

[DaveO90s4]

Hi all,

Remember way way back in the good ole days about the turn of the century when you could stick a circular thermocouple connection under the spark plug and read cylinder head temp. on a VDO analogue gauge?

Well, now we are in the good new modern days I can't find such an animal for love nor money (my WTB add is feeling very unloved - lots of views but no offers).

So what do I do to go back to the future and do what I used to be able to do in my youth with my VW's re cylinder head temp?

Sage or other advice welcome :=)

Dave

[kgruen2]

Hi all,

Remember way way back in the good ole days about the turn of the century when you could stick a circular thermocouple connection under the spark plug and read cylinder head temp. on a VDO analogue gauge?

Well, now we are in the good new modern days I can't find such an animal for love nor money (my WTB add is feeling very unloved - lots of views but no offers).

So what do I do to go back to the future and do what I used to be able to do in my youth with my VW's re cylinder head temp?

Sage or other advice welcome :=)

Dave

You can get a digital gauge using the same style ring sensor to put under the #3 spark plug. I did that recently with my rebuilt engine for my 914. What an eye opener, watching the CHT do it's thing.

P.S. I was advised by the engine builder to switch to digital gauges as the VDO analog gauges were slow to react and woefully inaccurate.
Karl