I had been wondering about that. Most responses to me were for mounting a
sensor in the sump. On Susan's race spitfire the sensor was mounted on the
remote oil filter, hence receiving oil that had already had time to cool down
from "sitting" in the sump. After thinking about it I would think the place to
read the "hottest" temperature would be in the sump. Any place else would give
the oil more time to cool down, at least some anyway.
As it turns out for my application (TR3), I have the factory optional aluminum
sump which had the boss for a sensor precast into it. That pretty much
dictated just where I was going to install my sensor!
Thanks for the info.
Brad
> Think about if you want to know the temp of the oil mass (in the pan) or the
> temp of the oil entering the engine (from the cooler). This dictates the
> location of the sensor.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "baxter culver" <baxterculver@msn.com>
> To: "Brad Kahler" <brad.kahler@141.com>; "triumphsgrp" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 8:54 PM
> Subject: Re: oil temp sensor
>
>
> > On the Peyote, a bung was added to the oil pan, at an appropriate height,
> and
> > the temp taken there.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Brad Kahler
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 7:20 PM
> > To: fot@autox.team.net
> > Subject: oil temp sensor
> >
> >
> > I would like to add an oil temp sensor to my TR3 and am not sure where to
> > locate the sensor. In Susan's spitfire she has the remote mounted oil
> filter
> > and it has an opening for the temperature sensor. However, I'm using the
> > block mounted oil filter (spin on, with lines for oil cooler). In this
> setup
> > there is currently no means of adding a sensor.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Brad (Hensley Arkansas 501-261-7228)
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1951 Dodge 1/2 ton B3B pickup (being restored)
1953 Mayflower TT29490LDL (almost a driver)
1957 Devin (TR3 based)
1957 TR3 Road Racer
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