Re: [T3] Gauges, mount points, and which ones.

[John Fessenden "fess" <fess-vwtype3.org@fess.org>]

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On Sep 20, 2004, at 7:38 PM, Russ Wolfe wrote:

> Mounting it on the oil cooler will not give you a true oil temp. The
> best place is actually in the oil sump. On a T-3, if you can get it
> adapted into the oil dipstick tube right at the bottom, would work. And
> if you screw up installing it, no big deal. Just replace it.

now, in the archives there was a lot of talk about all these various 
places.
but I was under the impression, that the sump was not generally 
considered
a good place to put the sensor.  something about a more stagnant base 
of oil.


I also got the impression that where you measured your oil temp, might 
not make
any difference. You may get a different reading at different points,
but as long as you're learning your base line readings, and what's 
abnormal
that's what really counts.

So, is where to put it still a highly debated point? or is there a 
consensus?

--fess

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