my 81 AIRCOOLED has a cylinder head temp gauge installed by the PO. The sender is screwed into the head by the number 3 cylinder and the wire that comes from it goes to the gauge up front. Looks right, but generally shows 150-175 degrees.....reading about the senders at THE Bus Boys site, it seems that they say something about a sender theat attached to the spark plug, and that 350 - 375 degrees is normal temp range. I have fiddled with the timing on the car in the past, and noticed a slight change in the gauge, but no where near 350 degrees. Any thoughts, and or could someone take a pic of their set up on their motor?
Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle Vanagon Partsmobiles |
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