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> WTB: Billet Inspection cover with sensor hole, anyone have one?
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post Nov 25 2014, 03:20 PM
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Anyone have one of these that they will sell me? I'm checking around on Samba too. Lots of pictures, but nothing for sale, that I can find.

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Reply if you have a plain non-taco cover plate too. I found the "how-to" to drill a hole and add the sensor. I am not cutting on mine, I want a spare to play with.

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post Nov 25 2014, 06:46 PM
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This might not be exactly what you are looking for but I bought one of these:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=978324

These come from Jonesy (Neil) in UK so it's not exactly local... I had mine in about a week.
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post Nov 25 2014, 07:36 PM
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QUOTE(Java2570 @ Nov 25 2014, 06:46 PM) *

This might not be exactly what you are looking for but I bought one of these:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=978324

These come from Jonesy (Neil) in UK so it's not exactly local... I had mine in about a week.


not bad. My sender came with several adapters. my only concern will be how much it sticks out with the sender in the bushing.

I guess you use the OEM o-ring? His ad never mentions that. But I do see what looks like the hollow collapsible washers and hardware. looks like it will be @$64 US$, shipped.

Have you put yours on?
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I have installed it and did use the OEM o ring. I believe it does require you to switch to a different sender also. I was changing my oil temp gauge so I bought both at the same time....I think it's VDO 323-055 sender. It doesn't stick out of the plate much at all. Jonesy was pretty good at answering questions so you could shoot him any specific things too. Jon
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An oil temp sensor is a sensitive instrument, so an aluminum plate with cooling fins will make the sensor read low, because the sensor is being cooled by the aluminum. Building a plate is a balance between keeping the airflow around the engine from cooling the sensor, and having the plate and sensor working together to accurately represent oil temp. Too thick of a plate and it will be slow to respond to oil temp changes. Too heat conductive and it reads low.

This sensor is the one that comes with most VDO numeric gauges. It's not compatible with the stock 914 oil temp gauges though. This sender is short enough to install vertical in the sump and still be covered in oil. But it should be covered somehow to keep airflow to a minimum. You can find a 14x1.5 threaded bung and weld it to the flat non-sensor plate.

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You can find a 14x1.5 threaded bung and weld it to the flat non-sensor plate.



I would consider a std plate so I can do this. They just use a nut to attach the sender. Bung would be good, not sure I trust my welding tho.

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I don't want to drill into mine without having a spare, then I found the "air cooled" picture and now Jonesy's version. I think it is one of the bus sites that has a std one that looks threaded, but they don't say what their threads are. They have 2, IIRC, one for $60-ish, one for $80-ish.

TimND has put a VDO needle in my combo gauge, it came with a different sender and metric bushings. my gauge testing post
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Clark - I do have an extra std inspection cover if you want it to drill and weld on a bung.
I got it with my W series engine case and I'm not going to use it.....lemme know and I can send it to you. Jon
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post Nov 26 2014, 08:04 AM
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Clark - I do have an extra std inspection cover if you want it to drill and weld on a bung.
I got it with my W series engine case and I'm not going to use it.....lemme know and I can send it to you. Jon


Sounds like what I am after.
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