Next planned mod: new aux. gauges, but need some advice

[David]

OK, I got the specs on the senders for the CyberDyne gauges, sorry it took me so long to get back to the list on this.

Oil Pressure: 5ohm @ 0 PSI, 75ohm @ 65 PSI

Temp:  1000ohm @ Room Temp (74-78*F), 100ohm @ 175-179*F, & 50ohm @ 212*F

Can anybody confirm whether the srtock senders use these same ohm rangest? i've love it if thise were as simple as swapping th garuges without having to fool with the senders...

Dave
87.5 CGT
SE Virginia

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From: Eric Sanborn <eric_audi.ql at mindspring.com>
Date: 2004/03/05 Fri AM 07:04:46 EST
To: audi at humanspeakers.com
CC: David <duandcc_forums at cox.net>,   quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Next planned mod: new aux. gauges, but need some advice

Huw Powell wrote:

>>   Then leave the
>> stock oil temp sensor where it is and just don't use it. Thoughts on
>> this idea?
>
>
> To read oil temps you want the sender to be in a place that oil flows 
> past.  On a T outside the block like that, all you'll get is something 
> in between the block temp and the underhood air temp.
>
> I suppose that is why Audi put it right in the oil pump.
>

Is there a possiblity that the stock oil temp sensor would drive an 
aftermarket guage?  After all a lot of the guages are made by VDO, maybe 
their aftermarket stuff migh work.

BTW I have an engine that does not have an oil temp guage on it.  It 
just has a funky bolt (technical term) in the sensors place.

-- 
Eric Sanborn
'85 4ktq

http://sofadog.net/4ktq/


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