Re: Guage Transponder Plumbing

[dlawson@ball.com (Dave Lawson)]

>Anyone out there wrestled with problem related to additional 
instrumentation?
>I have 83 Ur-Q in which I have installed Water Temp, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure 

>guages in console. I've also reserved a place in the '86 replacement dash
>(slips right in) for boost.

This shouldn't be too tough. What gauges are you using? If VDO, there are
stock OEM or VDO parts which are available for all the above.

Water temp - get a replacement head water outlet flange from a 4kq or GT.
These have temp sender mounting points designed in.  Easy to install. Don't
forget the new flange gasket.

Oil Temp - get the stock oil temp sender from a used 5 cylinder engine or
from the dealer. It installs into the oil pump at the front of the engine. 
Just don't
loose anything when you unscrew the bolt which is used in place of the
sensor on the ur-q engines.

Oil pressure - Get a VDO 2 pole pressure transducer, one lug for the oil
pressure switch which goes to the dash and the other lug is for the pressure
signal. Screws right into the block in stock location.

>I now have transponder prblems. How do I get them all on to engine without
>losing the originals.

I don't quite understand what originals you are losing?

>Plumbing nightmare. No one in Colorado seems to have metric plumbing to fit
>the 10X 1.0 thread patterns for a "T" fitting.

I think there is an standard fitting which is close to this.

HTH
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Dave Lawson  dlawson@ball.com
Boulder, CO