Oil temperature is not all that important on a street driven Spitfire because they are seldom driven hard enough to be overly concerned with it. That said, One thing you can do is fabricate yourself a new drain plug with the sensor built into it. That way, you can add a gauge without having to permanently modify the oil pan.
I did that with my Honda Engine that is in my Black Spit (Tiny Tim). The Honda engine has a very nice finned aluminum oil pan that I did not want to hack on. On my Red Spit (Huxley) I added a boss on the oil pan for a temp gauge when I was building the engine. Joe -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roger Elliott Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Spits] Spitfire Oil Temp Hi, Is there an easy way to check oil temperature in a Spitfire? I know I can put in an oil temp gauge, but that seems like a lot of work for what is not going to be a permanent installation. From what I understand, the oil temp sender has to be in the oil pan itself. Thanks, Roger Elliott 80 Spitfire _______________________________________________ [email protected] Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected] _______________________________________________ [email protected] Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected]
