22-01-2023, 09:14 AM
I found out why my VDO oil temperature gauge (with dipstick sender) was freaking me out and rapidly rising from about 120°C to over 150°C causing me to panic.
I found that a dodgy earth connection (the bottom spade connector on the gauge) was making the gauge shoot up when the resistance in the dipstick was increasing.
New earth connection and it is nice and stable now
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I used a infrared thermometer on the oil on the end of the dipstick and the gauge is still inaccurate and 25°c h hotter than the oil, but I now know that the "big thick" line is my happy running temperature.
I also replace the points with a Pertronix and a new coil yesterday, turned the key expecting it to splutter and to my suprise she fired right up!
After that, a few beers to celebrate two successes in one day!
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I found that a dodgy earth connection (the bottom spade connector on the gauge) was making the gauge shoot up when the resistance in the dipstick was increasing.
New earth connection and it is nice and stable now
.I used a infrared thermometer on the oil on the end of the dipstick and the gauge is still inaccurate and 25°c h hotter than the oil, but I now know that the "big thick" line is my happy running temperature.
I also replace the points with a Pertronix and a new coil yesterday, turned the key expecting it to splutter and to my suprise she fired right up!
After that, a few beers to celebrate two successes in one day!
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Daisy is on the road again!
(72 Cross.over Lowlight, painted in Kansas Beige and Pastel White)
Ocean View, QLD
(72 Cross.over Lowlight, painted in Kansas Beige and Pastel White)
Ocean View, QLD