Cylinder head temperature gauge install, where to get and how to install - should do this while motor is out and tin is off Options

[DRPHIL914]

Being a 2.0 late car and having a tendency to run on the hot side and living in a hot climate, I think I should consider a cylinder head temp gauge. I have not seen one installed and would like to know how to proceed.
Now since putting the backdated HE on and the aux oil cooler oil temps have never been over 225/230 at the hardest running in the mountains on sustained up hill climbs. And I will finally have everything cleaned off properly and the tins all removed from the motor , under side cleaned up and have new warm air guides that were not on the car before, which should help as well.

Either way seems like a good time to do this.

advice on installation, wiring etc

Thanks,

Phil

[Rand]

I see Summit Racing (where I always bought my VDO gauges) is now preferring Autometer.

https://www.summitracing.com/search/brand/a...ead-temperature

Aircraft Spruce is usually considered the best from what I've heard.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/in/chtgauges.html

There was a group buy a few years ago. Maybe time for another. The model I was thinking of was especially cool because you could flip through each cylinder with the push of a button (or see combo views, cycling between cylinders, etc).

But since #3 runs the hottest, most just put a ring under that plug and call it done. Only takes a few minutes, no messing with tin, just put it under the spark plug and bend the terminal up to clear. Don't clip the wire to shorten the excess, coil up the extra, as modifying the length/resistance affects the readings.