A question about wire sizes, oil temperature sensor |
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A question about wire sizes, oil temperature sensor |
ericoneal |
May 13 2019, 07:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 12 From: Crestwood, KY Member No.: 14,795 Region Association: South East States |
After some spirited driving lately, my oil temperature has been up in the 240-260 range, where it has never been before.
I have checked that the flaps are fully open and that there is no mouse nest, that I can see or feel, in the fan... I recently re-installed the engine after some work and ran a large red wire from the oil sensor in the taco plate up to the top of the engine and connected it with the smaller gage green wire. Could this cause a misreading? Seems unlikely, but I'm just looking for ideas at this point. I pulled the dipstick and its hot, but I can hold it, so I seem to think the gauge is just reading high. |
ericoneal |
May 29 2019, 12:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 12 From: Crestwood, KY Member No.: 14,795 Region Association: South East States |
So an update on this: Oil temperatures continued to get to 260 whenever I would go out and "give her the beans". Walter Olin, who lives closeby, was kind enough to lend me a dipstick thermometer and it turns out that my gauge is reading 50 degrees to high.
You guys have any pointers on determining if the gauge or the sender is bad? Or I suppose I could just replace them both.. |
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