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Re: Can i use the electronic Temp gauge with my new engine?
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Fri, 13 June 2003 13:17
 
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huh?
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Fri, 13 June 2003 13:19
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*misplaced post*
sorry - just ignore 
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Fri, 13 June 2003 13:26
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actually - just read the post 
if you can find a hole in the ford block (that communicates with a top end water gallery) with the correct thread to accept the temp sender from the original 5m-e just lob it in. if it doesnt fit however, adapters are available (maybe earls? - anyone). remeber, the 'correct' operating temps may differ slightly, so keep this in mind when reading the gauge.
as for the tacho - wont work - supra elec tach is calibrated for a 6cyl - not 8. may be a way to fudge somthing into the setup, but i doubt it. new tach required
you get good answers when you ask reasonable questions huh 
ed
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Re: Can i use the electronic Temp gauge with my new engine?
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Fri, 13 June 2003 13:32
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yeah sorry that was a stupid question about the tacho...i remember now that the 6 and 8 are totally different... 
Will probably end up with a vdo one under the dash
Ill have to have a look on the block about the temp thing...but if it all becomes too hard...i guess another vdo is the way!
All you people with the 7m/1j/2j and others - what have you done regarding the temp/ tacho situation?
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Re: Can i use the electronic Temp gauge with my new engine?
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Fri, 13 June 2003 13:49
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Because the 7M/1J/2J engines are all 6 cylinders, the tacho signal will be accurate. However to actually make the tacho run, these guys run a black box that alters the signal in some magical way (I'm not electronically inclined). Our very own Grant (sixworks) sells these black boxes.
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Re: Can i use the electronic Temp gauge with my new engine?
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Fri, 13 June 2003 13:52
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those black boxes are only to convert low voltage signals from individual coil packs to a signal analagous to that from a high voltag single dizzy/coil setup...
v8 is another wold of electronic dramas...
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Re: Can i use the electronic Temp gauge with my new engine?
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Fri, 13 June 2003 13:52
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how about the temperature gauge setup? Surely it alters significantly between what is "normal" from the 5me to 7m/1j/2j???
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Can i use the electronic Temp gauge with my new engine?
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Fri, 13 June 2003 14:17
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Personally, I'd plonk it all in and run it. Check the temp independently with a thermometer to make sure it isn't overheating.
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Re: Can i use the electronic Temp gauge with my new engine?
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Fri, 13 June 2003 14:19
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yeah thats what i had in mind
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