On Saturday, April 5, 2003, at 04:32 AM, Gerald Van Vlack wrote:
> Incidentally, I would strongly
> recommend against monitoring the temperature via any kind of device in
> the
> lower hose or pipe between lower hoses unless your setting is much
> lower than
> your desired running temperature. Reason; the hottest water is coming
> off the
> head and needs to be monitored there in order to keep the engine
> running in an
> acceptable temperature range. It is after all where the temperature
> gauge is
> sensing the engine temperature.
>
I chose to mount the switch at the bottom, my reasoning was that it
only comes on if the water isn't getting cooled after it passes through
the radiator. But my switch comes on at a much lower temperature (on
at 180, off at 170 or 165, I think).
--
Darrell Walker
66 TR4A IRS CTC67956L
Vancouver, WA, USA
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