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Old 05-16-02, 12:04 PM
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Automater Temp Gauge

has anyone ever installed one of these temp gauges. i don't know what to do since the stock sender is so much smaller than the upgrade. any ideas??
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Yeah, I have done the water and oil temp. ones. For the water temp I drilled a hole before the thermostat and tapped it. Works great.

For the oil temp I got the adapter plate from racing beat. www.mazdatrix.com

I believe you may need to keep the factor sensor. Not sure though.

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I did the same thing, I put the oil pressure/temp adapter plate on (goes under the oil filter), and drilled/tapped a hole in the waterpump housing for the water temp sensor.

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well, i thought about drilling and tapping the water pump hole but i was really looking to get the temperature at the block because i am sure that the temp between the block and the water pump is different. thanks though.

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if you look on the drivers side of the front and rear housing you will see a plug. remove it and install your gauge there with the appropriate npt adapter.
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You want it in the water pump housing just below the thermostat.
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is the the hole that is in the top of the water pump by the radiator cap?
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