Water Temp

[ajcluck]

i am just away to install my water temp gauge, however i cant remember which rad hose is the feed and which is the return and also which is it best to attach the temp gauge to?

also on the temp gauge adapter, there is the thread to accept the sender but there is also a wee cavity that doesnt go the whole way through the adapter but is blocked with a small screw, whats this for?

[Fawbs]

Hey aj, the top hose is the return hose so the hottest coolant is running through there which is where you want your temp gauge, same for oil aswell, ideally you want the temp where the oil is at its hottest. I know its not the best picture but mine is just behind the swirl pot, haven't got a sensor in there yet so just blanked it off. The small screw is for an earth lead.

[ajcluck]

hey fawbs, how your car getting on? i just seem to have no time to spend on mine at the mo. just ordered the aem water/methonal injection system but cant find a mr2 throttle body anywhere. is a rev 3 non turbo body the same as a turbo? i have a sanwhich plate to fit my oil temp and pressure gauge. is that eath required over and above the earth i have on the sender unit?

[Fawbs]

Pretty good mate, just need to do the downpipe now and its finished.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MR2-MK2-Rev3-Turbo-Throttle-Body-TPS-ISCV-Sensors-/130421536242?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5dbab5f2

There's this one, bit pricey but only one around at the moment or find someone breaking an mr2 turbo.

I'm not sure about the earth, i haven't started on my gauges yet.

[ajcluck]

cheers fawbs, i just went and bought it as i am fed up looking for one. i will just hook an earth up anyway, wont do any harm. are you planning to run a water system?