Thread: engine temp

So what about 3.9 V8?

Didn't know there were any left! I thought they all popped they're heads years ago!

Dunno what the the running temps should be but the peak temps mentioned earlier in the thread are the same for any alloy motor. Oh for the old iron series heads. Back in the sixties Len Beadell, the outback surveyor, once gouged a hole in the bottom of his Series II radiator with a sharp stump in the middle of the desert a thousand miles from nowhere. Of course there were no aftermarket temp gauges then so he didn't know he was overheating until all the water drained and the motor seized. After letting her cool down for some time he hammered a mulga root in the hole, filled her up with water, and turned the key. She fired first time. He then drove back to camp and, after fixing the hole properly, drove her back to Adelaide from the work site way out on the Gunbarrell hwy! You have to have some respect for any motor you can abuse like that!

Originally Posted by Discomark

I've got a couple of different types but these $20 ones work just as well as the $100+ ones in my opinion.
DC 12V Digital Temperature Controller Thermostat C | eBay

The only issue is they have a bullet type sensor so you need to make a holder to allow you to bolt it down to the head etc. A bit of copper formed around it has work well for me for the last 2 years.
They have a relay output so you can connect to a buzzer, light or fan controller relay.
Pics here http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...mperature.html
Cheers
Mark

Thanks, just purchased one on eBay....thanks

I hope you didn't pay $20 bucks for a $10 item! They seem to be getting cheaper as two months ago the cheapest on ebay was $12.50!

Originally Posted by lane

I hope you didn't pay $20 bucks for a $10 item! They seem to be getting cheaper as two months ago the cheapest on ebay was $12.50!

NOW YOU TELL ME !
Oh well not to worry,. I didn't pay $20.00 ...I think it was $19.95

NOW YOU TELL ME !

I did in an earlier post!

Oh well not to worry,. I didn't pay $20.00 ...I think it was $19.95

Ah, I don't feel so guilty now!

Originally Posted by lane

I hope you didn't pay $20 bucks for a $10 item! They seem to be getting cheaper as two months ago the cheapest on ebay was $12.50!

That's cheap! I might pick up another one for the gearbox cooler.
I guess this is the one you referred to
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digital-T...item2c786670c3
Cheers
Mark

Originally Posted by Gary S11

NOW YOU TELL ME !
Oh well not to worry,. I didn't pay $20.00 ...I think it was $19.95

Sorry Gary looks like they can be picked up even cheaper now. If it makes you feel any better I paid $25 for mine two years ago!

I guess this is the one you referred to

No, the link I posted earlier in this thread!