Head temp sensor above or below the spark plug washer?

Khai · Post by **Khai** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 8:25 pm

MASSIVE TYPE IV wrote:EVERY aircooled car on the road needs a CHT gauge!

Where do you guys mount your extra gauges? The dash on my '66 Ghia has 3 holes, 2 large (speedo/clock) and one small (fuel). I was thinking about swapping out the clock for a tach, but if I got a temp gauge, where could I stick it? I don't want to cut the dash, but am looking for an attractive placement.

Wally · Post by **Wally** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 12:32 am

Well, I don't own a Ghia, but in my daily driver Squareback, there are two fesh air vents in the central part of the dash that have about the same size as a VDO gauge (cockpit style), so I redirected the fresh air hoses to the underside of the dash and used the holes for two VDO gauges.

Walter

BajaT4 · Post by **BajaT4** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 7:25 am

Khai,

Call Westach (www.westach.com) and have them build you a dual gauge that has fuel and CHT in it. Replace your stock fuel gauge with the dual gauge.

Khai · Post by **Khai** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 2:06 pm

BajaT4 wrote:Call Westach (www.westach.com) and have them build you a dual gauge that has fuel and CHT in it. Replace your stock fuel gauge with the dual gauge.

Now THERE's a damn fine idea that I never even knew was possible.

Thanks!

While we're on the topic of gauges however, what else do you guys run?

factman · Post by **factman** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 7:33 pm

oil temp. oil pressure and a volt meter soon. along with the already mentioned CHT.

SAM

HAM Inc · Post by **HAM Inc** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 9:51 am

Jake is right, every aircooled engine should have a CHT guage. For my customers using these I machine the compression washer seal area the thickness of the sensor so the electrode doesn't end up inside the threads. Strongly recommended.
Len

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