Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:31:31 -0600
Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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From: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject: Re: Oil Filler Mods/Question on a 2.1
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I guess the reason I wouldn't do that is the fact that the further
away you have the sender from the block, the cooler the reading is
going to be and I'd like to have the reading on the gauge be the
hottest the oil gets, regardless of minor inconveniences like having
to lift the lid to add oil.
YMMV
DM&FS
At 01:54 PM 1/11/2008, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
>Well, the oil filler tube is metal right ?
>Plan ole sheet metal is very easy to work with.
>Why would you not just braze a brass fitting into the side of the oil filler
>tube, right near the bottom, like an inch from the bottom, and screw your
>temp sensor into that part ????
>
>Sure seems obvious to me. You only modify one part, the rest stays stock. No
>muss no fuss.
>You wouldn't want to change oil fill location the oil tower, unless you just
>love opening the engine cover every time you want to add a little oil just
>to see your shiny engine. Seems to be making things way more complicated
>and less convenient.
>
>Here's a super simple way to tell what the real oil level is. With the
>right amount of oil in the engine, insert something, like a coat hanger
>wire, down the filler tube till it touches oil, and figure out from that
>what the oil level is. I believe the bottom inch or so of the oil filler
>tube has oil in it for sure.
> If the oil is full, and you undo that tube, oil sure will be flowing
>right out.
>Scott
>www.turbovans.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>Max Wellhouse
>Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:21 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Oil Filler Mods/Question on a 2.1
>
>Getting ready to do the Ken Lewis modification that moves the oil
>temp VDO aftermarket sender from the drain plug to the oil filler
>hole by making a block off plate for the sendr to screw into. By
>getting a Type 1 aftermarket tower from Clauds's buggies or Empi, I
>can fill the oil from the old generator tower localtion as the unit
>still has a 1/2" breather nipple to go to the air system.
>
>My question is: Last night I was removing the oil fill tube pipe and
>proceeded to stick my finger down the hole and didn't feel a lot of
>drop before I hit the bottom of the crankcase and that got me to wondering.
>
>1. If the engine holds almost 5 qt.of oil when full, if had removed
>the oil filler pipe with the correct amount of oil in the crankcase
>and the vehicle level, would any oil have run out the hole in the
>block? I'm not math whiz on calculating volume etc. but looking at
>the space available for the oil in the sump, I would think that the
>oil would come up above this hole.
>
>2. If the oil level is above this hole in the block, then wouldn't
>climbing semi-steep hills send oil up the filler tube since there's
>no baffle(at least on my van?
>
>3. If he level is under the hole in the block, how would the new
>location for the temp sender get an accurate reading if it was rarely
>if ever immersed in the sump oil?
>
>I'm kinda in Ken's line of thinking that having the sending unit
>double as the drain plug becomes a little "exposed" down there and if
>the cost for moving the temp sender to the rear of the motor is
>simply having to open the hatch to add oil, then I think it's worth it.
>
>Any feedback form the group would be welcome!!
>
>DM&FS
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