Like the Topic ask's.........What are Taco Plates????

it's slang for the passenger seat cushion...

(I'm looking for a pic for you... it's on the bottom of the engine)

lol

it's the plate on the bottom of the sump on 73+ cars that came with factory installed oil temp gauges.

all engines have the spot for them, but the plates with the temp sender were for console (or, rarely, combo guages in the cluster) with oil temp... which started in 73...

...to the garage...

They're those things under the tortillas, which are under the fish and cabbage. Watch it!, they're HOT! Quick, a deep slug of Bohemia'll take the pain away ...

The Cap'n

remote temperature sensor
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There you go. That "plate" is for an optional temperature sensor for use with a console gauge. The sensor goes in the hole in the plate. It's most often referred to as a "taco plate".

So how exactly does the sensor fit into the "taco plate":

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Why "taco"?

More importantly does anybody know of a source for these?

Because "Burrito Plate" just didn't make sense...

Or better yet...

What do they call that? The George Foreman plate?

Now, where did you get it?

Looks more like the cylinder head on my last lawnmower .............

The Cap'n

I think your close, It reminds me of a .75 cc head with glow plug

Why would you put COOLING fins on something that is supposed to (accurately) measure oil temperature ???
Andy

Where do you buy these? Do the finns help reduce oil temp?

Why would a German car have a "Taco" plate?

Shouldn't it be a "streusal" plate? Or maybe a "crepes" plate??? Or how about a "doberge cakes" plate???

I always love Taco Salad, when they make the big shell crispy and pile it high. Dont forget the corona w the lime sticking out of the top.

damn im hungry now

A guy by the name of Phil Eslin over on the samba makes them. It took me a while to find... but I was looking for some sort of replacement for the stock piece of crap taco plate. Because of its small size and design, I'm pretty sure the fins don't aid in cooling at all.

Is it just me or does the billet one actually look more like a taco plate with those ridges in it than the stock 914 "taco plate"?

Because some Amurican gave it that nickname?

I suggest posting a Want To Buy in the classified section as I don't think they are available new. I think Dr 914 has them in his catalog.

Does anyone know what "Taco" is in German??? (Hint: it's quite a coincidence)

I'm not sure we have a word for "Taco" in German.

There's no Mexican food in Germany. Nor do we have any Mexicans for that matter.
Andy

I believe "Taco" in German is...

wait for it...

wait for it...

"Taco"

Eric

Could be. I never heard of a Taco before i moved to the US. Or had any Mexican food.
A shame really as good Mexican food is just that, very good!

I just looked it up on my trusted German online dictionary, and it doesn't give me any results for Taco ...
Andy

The search function is your friend. I searched for: +taco +plate and found all the info you wanted.