Think about if you want to know the temp of the oil mass (in the pan) or the
temp of the oil entering the engine (from the cooler). This dictates the
location of the sensor.
----- Original Message -----
From: "baxter culver" <baxterculver@msn.com>
To: "Brad Kahler" <brad.kahler@141.com>; "triumphsgrp" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: oil temp sensor
> On the Peyote, a bung was added to the oil pan, at an appropriate height,
and
> the temp taken there.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brad Kahler
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 7:20 PM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: oil temp sensor
>
>
> I would like to add an oil temp sensor to my TR3 and am not sure where to
> locate the sensor. In Susan's spitfire she has the remote mounted oil
filter
> and it has an opening for the temperature sensor. However, I'm using the
> block mounted oil filter (spin on, with lines for oil cooler). In this
setup
> there is currently no means of adding a sensor.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Brad (Hensley Arkansas 501-261-7228)
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