Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 817215 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:48:41 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from paul52u7f5qyav ([209.214.45.23]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with SMTP id <20050323164754.XWCE5558.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@paul52u7f5qyav> for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:47:54 -0500 Message-ID: <001c01c52fc8$089f00d0$172dd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: water temp sender connections Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:47:42 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C52F95.BD39EDD0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C52F95.BD39EDD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageThanks, Ed....I just ordered a 250F/120C VDO sender with an M10x1 = thread from egauges.com (Thanks, Rusty). It will connect to my AV-10 = engine monitor. I will be able to compare it to the reading I get from = the sender mounted in the thermostat housing. which is connected to my = ECU which has a panel display which shows water temp in Celsius. If = there is a large disparity, I will have to come up with an alternative, = but if it is within a few degrees, I will call it successful. Thanks = again. Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:25 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: water temp sender connections Paul, just a note of caution, if you are tempted to use the small = Mazda coolant sensor location on the rear housing near the oil pressure = sensor, be aware it is very none linear (perhaps the Mazda coolant gauge = is as well {:>)) - if you are using another sensor then disregard. I = thought I was getting temps of over 250F by monitoring the Mazda Sensor = in that location - until I calibrated it in a pot of water and found out = the temps were closer to 210F. =20 Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 12:25 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: water temp sender connections The engine has a stock water temp sender next to the oil pressure = switch. I will try using that to send temp information to my engine = monitor. If that does not work, I will install another temp sending = unit like the one that came stock in the water pump housing. Glad to hear you're getting real numbers now, give or take that = silly metric system :-) I'm not sure what the specs are on the stock = sensor, but you can get aftermarket sensors that fit the rear housing = hole. The thread is M10 x 1.0, and egauges.com has them in at least the = VDO range of resistance. =20 Cheers, Rusty (hoping it will rain hamburgers for Tracy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/2005 ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C52F95.BD39EDD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Thanks, Ed....I just ordered a = 250F/120C VDO sender=20 with an M10x1 thread from egauges.com (Thanks, Rusty). It will = connect to=20 my AV-10 engine monitor.  I will be able to compare it to the = reading I get=20 from the sender mounted in the thermostat housing. which is connected to = my ECU=20 which has a panel display which shows water temp in Celsius. If there is = a large=20 disparity, I will have to come up with an alternative, but if it is = within a few=20 degrees, I will call it successful. Thanks again.  Paul = Conner
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 = 9:25=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: water = temp=20 sender connections

Paul, just a note of caution, if you = are tempted=20 to use the small Mazda coolant sensor  location on the rear=20 housing near the oil pressure sensor, be aware it is very none = linear=20 (perhaps the Mazda coolant gauge is as well {:>)) - if = you are=20 using another sensor then disregard.  I thought I was getting = temps of=20 over 250F by monitoring the Mazda Sensor in that location - until I = calibrated=20 it in a pot of water and found out the temps were closer to = 210F. =20
 
Ed A
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, = 2005 12:25=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = water temp=20 sender connections

The engine has a stock water temp = sender next=20 to the oil pressure switch. I will try using that to send temp = information=20 to my engine monitor.  If that does not work, I will install = another=20 temp sending unit like the one that came stock in the water pump=20 housing.
 
Glad to hear you're getting real = numbers=20 now, give or take that silly metric system :-)  I'm = not sure=20 what the specs are on the stock sensor, but you can get = aftermarket=20 sensors that fit the rear housing hole.  The thread is M10 x = 1.0,=20 and egauges.com has them in at least the VDO range of=20 resistance.   
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (hoping it will rain hamburgers for=20 Tracy)

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