Max; I had the same problem on my 86. I removed the oil filler tube, made a plate to fit over the hole and installed the temp sensor there. I then had to order a few parts from CB Performance to replace the breather tower with a new oil filler. See web site below. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab 219K+ miles http://Neksiwel.20m.com/
On Fri, 26 Jul 2002 10:47:18 -0500 Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> writes: > Dear Listees: Since I boogered up the 14mm to 10 mm adapter for my > VDO oil temp sender(installed in place of oil drain hole).....what's a Mother to do? Is there another > place better than the oil drain plug for this sensor...... ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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