temp sensor

[dogboy]

i think i cooked my motor because it overheated.....once it is fixed, i would like to retrofit an analog temp sensor to the block somewhere....any ideas?....anyone done this?

[Mud Runner]

It would help to know what make, model & HP of the motor.

[dogboy]

yamaha 150 1990.....i was thinking about a simple installation, perhaps a digital thermometer with the probe simply sitting in a small tube that is attached to the block with a blob of epoxy....nothing fancy

[Tsunami]

Why don't you just buy a Yamaha temp gauge? The motor has an attachment point (a bolt) that you remove and screw in the sensor and mount the gauge on your dash.

Kirk

[dogboy]

that would be too simple

[KevinM]

Or you could buy the aftermarket kind, which has a temp sensor that is on its own bracket which makes mechanical contact with the head and connects to a 2" guage.

[marinerman]

I have an analog Teleflex gauge installed and it works well. If I had it to do over again this is what I would use. It has an alarm so if I am not monitoring the gauges as I should be it will let me know if the engine is getting warm.


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