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  2. Fitting smiths oil temp gauge sender

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    3 hours ago, Sparky_Spit said:

    If you have an oil cooler sandwich plate, there is an ideal spot on that to drill and tap for a sender, just above where the return from the cooler enters back into the oil gallery which, as Pete says above,  is exactly the point where you want to measure the oil temp from.  I might be over-cautious, but if you put it into a gallery plug hole it's possible you could impeded oil flow slightly. 

    If interested, I'll post a picture of mine and give you the drill and tap sizes.  One potential issue is that it is less easy to seal the sender, as it sits into a curved (rather than flat) surface and it took me several attempts to seal it properly (using PTFE tape) even though the sender has a tapered thread.

    Pics welcome please. 

    And yes take your point on sump temp not ideal. 

    I will post a pic of the sender unit later after iv completed the Mrs job list 🙄

  3. Safe cruising revs

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    Thanks Casper. Harmonics sounds interesting. I know the top speed was say 90mph so you would of thought 70mph was doable but I’m not used to using that many revs ( diesel driver ) or motorbikes which you can rev the tits off anyway. 

    Big difference in doing 60mph and staying safe ish with HGVs than 50 mph and playing Chicken with them. Yes A roads are good but sometimes due to times you need to sit on a motorway for a bit. 

     

  4. Safe cruising revs

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    Thanks Pete. Happy to keep around 60mph not trying for 70. Nice to know she can handle say 4000 to 4500 without any issues. All engines are different and we all know the Spit V Rev issues, so wanted to check. 

    Thanks 

    Grant 

  6. Safe cruising revs

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    I have a Spit 4 without overdrive. Iam wondering what revs the engine should safely cruise at. At around 3000-3500 I’m only doing around 50mph using accurate gps not my wobbly Speedo. 

    Experience and advise welcome. It’s a standard 1150cc engine. 

    Thanks 

    Grant 

  15. TWIDDLE DAY April 7th 2019

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    On 08/03/2019 at 17:58, Pete Lewis said:

    Grant,     are you car gauges needles slow moving or instant movers  ie stabilised or non stabilised 

    pete

    These are 3 brand new sml dials to add to a new bottom dash section. Battery voltage. Oil pressure. Oil Temp. Need to work out electric sender unit connection threads. Ie T off piece from current oil pressure light and sump plug connection for temp or if another location is available ? 

    Thanks 

  21. Summers Over - Winter Storage

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    Good reply’s. I was going to put mine into heated storage as I have no garage. However I need a few jobs doing on the car and tbh the cast of storage will pay for these. One job that does need doing is the rear diff seals which have leaked all year. Is it safe to get these done in the winter or will the lack of use dry these out and put me back to square one?  Should I wait to spring ?  

    Grant 

  25. Exhaust Manifold Spit4

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    Ok. I'm not a happy bunny. 

    Reversed out of the drive this evening and crunch. My exhaust bracket caught on my drive way. Couldn't do it again if I tried but it has caused enough force to punch the exhaust forward and it's cracked my manifold almost clean in half at the bottom where it connects to the front down pipe. 

    Had a quick search tonight and it appears the mark 1 manifold isn't the same as the mark 2 or 3. It also looks like new parts are not available. 

    Any useful info anyone has to help me much appreciated. Do I have to find a second hand manifold or can something be adapted from another mrk or car. 

     

    Thanks 

    Grant 

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