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The $50 Question how hot is my car running? Temp Gauge
Compliments of Banned Wagon at www.vwortex.com
Well over the years there have been lots of posts about over heating, my fox is running too hot, my gauge dash gauge is not right.
So here is the definitive answer is here and just for you Fox'ers it is relatively cheap (prob not cheap enough for the broke/cheap fox crowd )
So with the discount from 42 Draft Designs and a few bits from my local hardware store this mod came in at under $50 bucks.
I chose to install the gauge in the dash where the lighter was. You can install it wherever you like (the lighter location is pretty cheap no extra parts,pod, or panels to buy)
So I was looking for a place to mount a coolant sensor. I remembered that the CA fox's that have a EGR have the sensor mounted on the flange on the back of the head going to the heater core. you can get a flange that is tapped for a sensor but it will be 10mmx1.0 and will require a deffrent sensor or a adapter
So remove the coolant flange drill and tap it.
Remove the lighter and cut a ~50mm hole.
Wire it up too the lighters wire (switched +12v/ground/dash lights)
All done now enjoy knowing just how hot your car is really running.
