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| torakki |
 May 9 2025, 08:01 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 5-October 18 From: Nor Cal Member No.: 22,545 Region Association: Northern California  |
A while back, I asked about how hot a 914 should run on a VDO gage with no numbers. Responses said, I need to look at the sender to see if it matches the gage. I had a chance to get the sender out so here it is.
After a high reving drive on a warm day, the temp went close to the red zone. Maybe a needle or twos width to the red. Do I have a matching gage with sender? Thanks!    |
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| torakki |
May 17 2025, 12:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 5-October 18 From: Nor Cal Member No.: 22,545 Region Association: Northern California |
I finally got out to check for blockages in the fan area. I pushed a telescopic dental mirror down through the path and nothing there. The car is very clean since I did a rotisserie restoration over the past several years. The cars been in a garage or covered since then. I kept putting it aside whenever I got another project to do, since I could never get the FI to work correctly. I'd give up for months then start again. I recently switch to carbs so now it's drivable.
I'm considering, buying one of the laser temp gauges for this one purpose. Maybe I can use it in the future to see if my food is cook properly? Also, I have a friend that works at Porsche Marin. We were talking about 924's once and he said they had a tech that knew them very well. Maybe they have someone that knows 914s. I'll ask him. I'll update when I know something and once again, Thanks for the responses.   |
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| 930cabman |
May 17 2025, 02:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,572 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States 
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QUOTE(torakki @ May 17 2025, 12:02 PM)  I finally got out to check for blockages in the fan area. I pushed a telescopic dental mirror down through the path and nothing there. The car is very clean since I did a rotisserie restoration over the past several years. The cars been in a garage or covered since then. I kept putting it aside whenever I got another project to do, since I could never get the FI to work correctly. I'd give up for months then start again. I recently switch to carbs so now it's drivable. I'm considering, buying one of the laser temp gauges for this one purpose. Maybe I can use it in the future to see if my food is cook properly? Also, I have a friend that works at Porsche Marin. We were talking about 924's once and he said they had a tech that knew them very well. Maybe they have someone that knows 914s. I'll ask him. I'll update when I know something and once again, Thanks for the responses. https://www.amazon.com/Sanliang-Thermometer...9hdGY&psc=1 how can you go wrong, I have had one for several years |
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torakki VDO Oil gage and temp sender question May 9 2025, 08:01 PM
Superhawk996 Yes - correct 200C sender.
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