Thread: Defender VDO Temp gauge, replacing with 40-120deg C

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(camel_landy &#064; May 14 2006, 03&#58;47 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
FWIW... I ran my Earth strap direct from the battery to the fixing bolt on the starter motor.

HTH

Mark
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Scary............... thats exactly how i did mine.
Battery Neg straight to the bottom Starter Bolt.

Thank you fellas. Think I might look into a low fluid level indicator that someone mentioned as well. A buzzer would grab your attention, whereas a guage just confirms that the smell of molten metal is under your bonnet.

Seems not uncommon, Monsieur Clarke.

I had to do the same thing to #3 son&#39;s Defender before taking it back to Broome, moan. Similar meltdown problem with lamp. AND.. at the same time put a a 2" VDO tacho into the clock hole with pulse feed from "W" on the alternator, and because the fuel guage had suffered the same fate some time previously, put a VDO fuel guage in as well.

This guage, bugger it, operates the opposite way to the Smiths thing it replaced, so out with the sender, turn the fuel pickup through 180 degrees and silver solder it, and voila&#33; 3 matching guages that actually work properly.

I had to calibrate the tacho with a strobe, but borrowed that from school.

For the long miles Danno does in the Kimberley, the conversion to 1.222 transfer case from 98 Disco has almost paid for itself in saved fuel. Now gets about 9.5 l per 100 km at 110 kph loaded to the hilt. And it&#39;s much quieter inside at highway speed - I can almost converse normally with Handbrake.

Cheers

Pete

Pete
Are you a local????

if so best we catch up for an Ale and a trip....