water temp gauge

[chris]

Evening everyone i have a water temp gauge i want to fit to my 5 but it looks like it goes where the sensor is on the water pump is there anyway that i can have the original gauge on the dash clocks woking and the extra gauge working aswell any help would be appreciated

[Danboi2]

I think a few people have fitted them on the side plate on the cylinder head

[chris]

The only way i can think of doung that would be drilling the plate and welding the fitting on i think i wonder if anyone has done that

[Tony Walker]

i wonder how much it would effect the gauges if you just connected them in parallel together?

[Os8472]

1 of the N/A R5 models had a water pump with 2 ports on it for sensors, can't remember which 1 though

[chris]

i wonder how much it would effect the gauges if you just connected them in parallel together?

Yea i thought about cutting the sensor off my new gauge and wireing it up to my original and see if it worked

[chris]

1 of the N/A R5 models had a water pump with 2 ports on it for sensors, can't remember which 1 though

I didnt know that os might be worth looking into

[Os8472]

I only found that out after ordering a new pump from a motor factors and this twin port thing turned up, I don't know which model it's off though I'm affraid :/

[chris]

If i cant wire it to the original i will weld a steel fitting on to blanking plate and put sensor in that

[Kris M]

cant you drill and tap into the blanking plate on the head. thats what i did, hasnt leaked yet ?! :D

[Brigsy]

Yea i thought about cutting the sensor off my new gauge and wireing it up to my original and see if it worked

The readings will be incorrect if you wire them both into the same sensor.

End plate on cylinder head will be ok, just drill and tap it. You could get an alloy pipe to fit in the top hose that would work.

[chris]

Thanks guys will see what u can do today.

[Adam 005]

Why do you need two temp gauges?

[chris]

Its not the need its just nice to have the both working