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Old 09-03-2018, 06:24 PM   #1
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Those sending units are very unreliable.
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Old 09-05-2018, 07:13 AM   #2
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Those sending units are very unreliable.
Any suggestion of an "upgrade"?
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Old 09-05-2018, 10:00 AM   #3
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Any suggestion of an "upgrade"?
When i rebuilt my engine I installed a small VDO gauge & their sending unit in the opposite cam cover by tapping the block off plug with 1/8th" pipe threads
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When i rebuilt my engine I installed a small VDO gauge & their sending unit in the opposite cam cover by tapping the block off plug with 1/8th" pipe threads
That's a smart idea.
I ended up just getting the 14x1.5 VDO sender.
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