mick 1986 said:

If you have a lathe, and the knowledge to use it, why ask the question in the first place?

Personally, if this was my engine, I would put the original temp sender in my lathe, drill the sender out to fit the new sender. Tap it, seal it, and use the old one as a bush for the new one.

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payydg said:

The thing what you was talking about

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Jowniofownio212 said:

Because I’m asking if the temp sender I have bought for the 200tdi defender will work with my defender gauge that I currently have fitted. If so I will make a boss to fit it.

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Turboman said:

He hasn't got the right sender, he needs the right one, and probably a gauge to match. Not certain about the gauge, but often the gauge and the sender only work with the correct pairing.

Also, tapping a piece of 40 year old alloy may not prove straightforward.

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mick 1986 said:

If you read his original post, you will see he has both. He has a current sender that fits the block, so is the correct thread, and a new defender 200tdi sender. So yes he does have the items needed, but like I said in my last post, if he has the knowledge to use the lathe, he will also have the knowledge to look after the piece he is working.

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Turboman said:

You might be right, but I am not certain. He said that he has a 200Tdi Defender sender, but as far as I can ascertain, that engine is from a Range Rover. It may be the same sender, it may not, BL, who made the vehicles at the time, were notorious for using different parts almost at random.

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mick 1986 said:

He also said he has purchased one for a 200tdi defender. I wonder if he gets sorted?

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bluehaze said:

Someone on forebay sells a pack of brass adaptors which includes the one you need.

Can't find the link. I had a similar thread many years ago.

Ended up replacing with a durite gauge and sender about five years ago. Used one of the adapters in the pack above.

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