the crazy 88

New Member

• Oct 19, 2010

• #1

Hi all

Looking for a little advice on a series mater.

I am currently tryingto get a IIa back on the road. It has an oil temperature gauge fitted but the sender is currently hanging loose under the bonnet. I have been looking through some old threads and cant find any info on where the sender should be situated. I have not found any info in haynes, layland or millitary hand book, but as far as I can see this was an option not standard.

I have had a good look around the engine and there is nowhere obvious to insert it.

I would like to fit it to give me an idea of how things are going under the bonnet (when i finally get it on the road) as there is no water temp guage.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Chris

 

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brnocz

New Member

• Oct 19, 2010

• #2

silly question coming up, are you sure its oil temp not water temp ive been around engines all my life and never coma across oil tempreture. i could be wrong,

 

the crazy 88

New Member

• Oct 19, 2010

• #3

Im not near it at the moment but im 99 percent sure it says oil temperature on the face. Its mounted below the cluster with the ammeter etc.

Thats not to say it would not work as a water temperature guage. I tested it in boiling water and it works. I would be happy to fit it into the water coolant system, I just want an indication of engine temp.

Cheers

 

pobby

New Member

• Oct 20, 2010

• #4

If it is oil temp just get a t piece out of the block where the oil presure switch is a put both oil senaders in that
Or better still put a t piece in the oil cooler pipe and that way you have flowing oil going over it

 

Last edited: Oct 20, 2010

mystery

Well-Known Member

• Oct 20, 2010

• #5

look at top of oil filter housing you may find a entry plugged, on some series 3 V8 109 oil temp sender was fitted there

 

the crazy 88

New Member

• Oct 20, 2010

• #6

Thanks gents,

there is allready a t in the top of the filter housing feeding the pressure gauge and the oil warning lamp, does that means there a take off somewhere else on the block? I will have another investigate in the light of day. By the way its a standard 2.25 petrol 1966 ex millitary. It doesnt have an oil cooler fitted.

Thanks again

Chris

 

pobby

New Member

• Oct 20, 2010

• #7

So you got
Oil presure gauge
Oil temp gauge
Oil warning light
And these all have there own senders ?
Personally I would take out the oil warning light sender and put the temp sender in there
If you have a presure gauge you don't really need a warning light

 

the crazy 88

New Member

• Oct 21, 2010

• #8

Thats very true, thanks pobby, the oil temp will be much more useful than the oil warning lamp especially with the mechanical oil pressure gauge thats allready fitted. At least until I have done the more important jobs.

Thanks again