Lose the teflon, it's an insulator. So no circuit.
Just use a smear of gasket cement.
Red one is right but black works too.
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| Author: | AWOODY [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | TEMP SENDER |
The temp guage was not working very well, not indicating correctly so I swapped the temp sender for a black centered one , I put some teflon tape on the thread and fitted it but the guage shows nothing, is the correct one for a cooper s / deluxe / k guage a red , black or some other colour centre for the sender ? |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:31 pm ] |
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Lose the teflon, it's an insulator. So no circuit. Just use a smear of gasket cement.
Red one is right but black works too. |
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| Author: | AWOODY [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:25 pm ] |
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Thought the teflon might be doing that but thought I would check , Thanks |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:58 pm ] |
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I had a 'moment' when I read this - when I did my injection I had to use a GM temp sender. I made an adapter that's screwed in, and then the temp sender screws into the adapter... I used thread tape on both threads, and I thought "oh crap", then thought "but why does it work?", then I remembered it has an earth wire coming out of it 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:44 pm ] |
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Also if you screw the Mini sender right in hard, it can make contact at the bottom of the hole. If the surface is clean (it seldom is). |
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| Author: | Convertible Mini [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The teflon Tape ? |
If it is the Teflon tape causing it to insulate you should be able to connect a jump wire from the brass of the sender unit to the head see if it make any difference. If not the sender is at fault. But also try earthing the sender wire to the head see if the gauge will go right up the scale. |
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| Author: | AWOODY [ Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:52 pm ] |
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I earthed the sender wire and the needle moved up the scale so I changed the sender for a red one and that appears to work, I could only warm the car up a little in the garage too many cars in the way , thanks for your help. |
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