[Supras] Coolant and oil temp gauges, install ideas?

[cthommes at adelphia.net]

Take the water neck off the head, and drill and tap it for the coolant temp sensor.  There was an obvious location on mine where there is an unused boss that's perfect for the job.  I can snap a photo if you need it, but you should be able to see what I'm talking about on the passenger side of that water neck.

I have my oil temp gauge on a spin-on adapter.  Most people will say to install this in the tank but I installed my gauge when the motor was in the car so that wasn't practical.

As for the oil cooler thermostat, I have installed a Mocal unit on this car.  I noticed no oil temp behavior difference between this car and my last Supra which did not have one.  I will be removing the thermostat shortly.  I live in socal, and almost never see ambient temps below 40F, so the thermostat is really pointless for me anyway.

I now anxiously await Mohler's fervent praise of oil thermostats, and subsequent insistence that they be installed on all vehicles everywhere.

-Craig

---- "Walker wrote: 
> I'm talking about the location of the sensors and how they are
> installed/connected. I don't think there is an electronic water temp
> that would work with the stock sender so I'm wondering where folks
> install that sensor?
> I've got plenty of spots to place the gauge (pillar and ashtray area)
> but not sure where and how the sensors should be placed (there's an
> adaptor for the oil filter that allows this but it uses a Celica filter,
> I don't want something with less capacity)
>  
> Thanks,
> Brian
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: Sean Cavanaugh [mailto:millenia2000 at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:35 AM
> To: Walker, Brian (Rich. Dist); supras at supras.com
> Subject: RE: [Supras] Coolant and oil temp gauges, install ideas?
> 
> 
> easiest way would be to get a pillar pod. that way you can take them out
> later for a stock look if you ever had to get rid of the car. beats the
> people who just screw them right to the dash or steering column.
>  
> -Sean
> 
> > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:49:15 -0500
> > From: Brian.Walker2 at VDOT.Virginia.gov
> > To: Supras at supras.com
> > Subject: [Supras] Coolant and oil temp gauges, install ideas?
> > 
> > I'd imagine some of you are using coolant and oil temp gauges. Does
> > anyone have some pics they can link of the installations? I really
> need
> > to start monitoring this stuff and am trying to figure the best way to
> > do so. Where are people locating the sensor for an aftermarket coolant
> > gauge? I'm trying to decide if my OE replacement radiator and stock
> oil
> > cooler are sufficient. I've looked at the oil cooler kits from B&M,
> etc.
> > will I need a thermostat of some sort or would the variable passages
> > like a tranny cooler be sufficient for allowing cooler fluid to pass
> > through?
> > 
> > Thanks for any help,
> > Brian W-88T
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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