Oil temprature sender placement?

I have a Wink WDF2 with a fairly new ivey engine that I acquired not quite 2 years ago. It has a dual smiths gauge for oil temp/pressureand the temp side of the guage wasn't working when I bought it. I discovered after the fact that the sender on the cap tube had been cut off and the tube just hanging off the frame. (A very good reason for it not to be working! :D)

I wanted to get it working; so I sent the gauge off to have it refurbished (Nisonger) and I’min the process trying to figure out where to put the sender when it gets back as there is no obvious port on the engine block or head. (perhaps why they just cut itoff to start with, but who knows).

One obvious place is a plug in the oil galley of the Titan dry sump pan (opposite the oil pickup tube),another would be in the oil tank though that would require welding a bung for it, or lastly rig something up tee'ed into an oil line.

Anyone have suggestions on where to put it :rolleyes: or details on how theirs is plumbed/installed would behelpful.


thanks,
fj..

What do you have fir an oil filter head?

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Originally Posted by stonebridge20

What do you have fir an oil filter head?

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basic outboard remote plate with two hoses (in/out) no extra ports there.

Though that's a thought to replace it with one that has a temp bulb port. (seaching...)
fj..

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Originally Posted by grat

basic outboard remote plate with two hoses (in/out) no extra ports there.

Though that's a thought to replace it with one that has a temp bulb port. (seaching...)
fj..

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pegasusracing product #1221 might be the ticket.I will neet to check fitting sizes but seems like it is a workable idea.
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pr....asp?RecID=139
thanks!
fj..

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Originally Posted by grat

pegasusracing product #1221 might be the ticket.I will neet to check fitting sizes but seems like it is a workable idea.
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pr....asp?RecID=139
thanks!
fj..

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Bingo !

This works also and gives you different options. You can also plumb your oil press sender or gauge to one of the ports saving you from disconnecting it from the engine whenever you need to remove it.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-25709

The only places I have seen for the temp sender is in the oil tank or if the filter has a bung that works too. If you don't want to weld a bung in then you could always make a "T" at the oil line from the tank.