 V8 Conversion - Water temp sending unit, To drive stock oil temp gauge |
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| DickSteinkamp |
 Nov 23 2019, 09:48 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 500 Joined: 27-February 17 From: Bellingham, WA Member No.: 20,876 Region Association: None  |
Which sending unit will give the most accurate reading when used with the stock oil temp gauge to use the gauge as a water temp gauge in a V8 conversion? It will need to be NP threads (hopefully 1/8"). It would be great if 190-200 F would be around mid scale on the gauge.
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| 914forme |
Nov 24 2019, 10:04 AM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None 
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the 924 - early 944 can be modified to be a quad gauge. It is the same size.
But if you wanted to the oil temp can be switched to a water temp gauge with a bit of modifying , and use the proper sender from the kit. Just pops out and you can add in the new one.You have to change out the insert pin, but not hard at all. I add a short piece of heat shrink around the post to avoid grounding issues. Over kill, yes, but I do it just the same. I'm a bit old school stuff like that. |
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| DickSteinkamp |
Nov 24 2019, 11:09 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 500 Joined: 27-February 17 From: Bellingham, WA Member No.: 20,876 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(914forme @ Nov 24 2019, 08:04 AM)  the 924 - early 944 can be modified to be a quad gauge. It is the same size. But if you wanted to the oil temp can be switched to a water temp gauge with a bit of modifying , and use the proper sender from the kit. Just pops out and you can add in the new one.You have to change out the insert pin, but not hard at all. I add a short piece of heat shrink around the post to avoid grounding issues. Over kill, yes, but I do it just the same. I'm a bit old school stuff like that. Thanks. Do you mean replace only the 914 oil temp gauge with the 944 water temp gauge and not the whole combo gauge? I'm not sure what the "kit" is, but it looks like OE 944 senders are available new. |
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DickSteinkamp V8 Conversion - Water temp sending unit Nov 23 2019, 09:48 AM
drifter914 If you have FI you may need a 3-pole sending unit ... Nov 23 2019, 12:48 PM
DickSteinkamp
If you have FI you may need a 3-pole sending unit... Nov 23 2019, 05:29 PM ClayPerrine I would suggest you make an adapter fitting to put... Nov 23 2019, 02:32 PM DickSteinkamp
I would suggest you make an adapter fitting to pu... Nov 23 2019, 05:31 PM Chris914n6 You're right. The oil temp gauge is going to r... Nov 23 2019, 08:35 PM DickSteinkamp
Probably easiest is using an early 944 gauge and... Nov 24 2019, 09:28 AM 914forme
Thanks.
Do you mean replace only the 914 oil t... Nov 24 2019, 12:22 PM DickSteinkamp
That would work, good thought, LOL that could be... Nov 24 2019, 02:31 PM Chris914n6 Measured Ohms for the gauges. My 944 gauge is the ... Jul 12 2020, 12:39 AM |
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