ccconn Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Trying to find a combined oil and water temp gauge but is proving more difficult than expected Any ideas as I dont really like the current switch solution chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted January 16, 2013 Leadership Team Share Posted January 16, 2013 Try the SPA digital range .... edited to add it might be that you need to keep the existing temperature gauge and fit a combined oil temp / oil pressure gauge. Stu. Edited by - sforshaw on 16 Jan 2013 12:17:17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 SPA *do* do a dual-temp gauge - I've had one for years. I was going to measure the output temp of the radiator but never got around to plumbing in the second sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I use one of these here. Temperature bulb adaptor just went into the boss in my Apollo tank - original tapped hole wasn't centred, so enlarging it and tapping 3/8 BSP needed a little care. My only criticism is night-time illumination leaves a little to be desired. Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccconn Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 looks like SPA then although didnt want a digital if possible but beggers cant be choosers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted January 16, 2013 Leadership Team Share Posted January 16, 2013 To add to my suggestion of the SPA digital range .... I previously had SPA dual digital gauges for oil temp, coolant temp, oil pressure and volts. Plenty of folks like them but I wasn't satisfied that I could read them at a glance and certainly not in strong sunlight. Eventually I swapped back to analogue gauges which I prefer, although plenty of people like digital gauges and they're VERY accurate. I've since swapped to Stack analogue gauges which are the dog's danglies and pretty inexpensive. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belper Cat Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 for SPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thread hijack This week I bought the same gauge as Bricol (except it doesn't have 'RACETECH printed on it) from Think Auto. I also found the lighting pretty poor, I was thinking of fitting a 5W bulb but I am concerned the extra heat it would generate may cause damage. Does anyone have any experience of doing this and/or know if fthe extra heat would have any detrimental effect on the gauge? FWIW the bulb supplied with the gauge looks like 3W. Thanks Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Hi-jack coninued - I think I probably actually bought this one here now I look closer at their website as I'm not at work. I didn't think of changing the bulb as it's in a crap location in the back and relies on reflected light - which works at the top, but not to much at the bottom (or was it the other way round - the car's outside in the rather below zero temps - but I now wonder if an LED version of the bulb might be worth a try? Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted January 16, 2013 Leadership Team Share Posted January 16, 2013 The Stack gauges are so bright it's more likely you'll add a resister to tone them down a little - the picture doesn't do them justice! Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hooper Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I use the one standard gauge, but leading through a switch to either the oil temp sensor on the apollo tank or to the water temp sensor. Works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBL Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Westach (USA) make one, but it only reads in °F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Andrew I have been using my water temp gauge with a sender in the sump (Zetec) via a small ON/ON switch and it works well, but the VDO senders keep failing hence the change to a mechanical set up. Bricol, the other problem is all the other gauges have GREEN illumination, so I either need to get another green rubber 'condom' to cover the bulb making it even darker or take all the others off 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBL Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Mocal also make one that looks much like the Racetech one, except it does not have any branding on the face. Google down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Mine is a Mocal and as BBL says the Racetech one looks exactly the same. According to their price list, Think Automotive manufacture Mocal in the UK, not sure if its their product or they make it under licence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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