<VV> Westach CHT gauge

[Larry Forman]

Hi Padgett,
I mounted the senders in the stock head location using either a bolt or the stock sender and a brass or copper washer to help conduct the heat.  I routed the wire out between the head and the shroud at the bottom, where there was a slight opening sufficient for the wire to get by.  Better would be to notch a small groove to accept a small grommet that had been slit to insert the wire and then insert the grommet with wire into the groove.  Simple and effective and it should still seal well.  I would NOT slit any opening around the spark plug wires.  Having the sender in the stock location is an advantage in that the readings should correspond to stock senders.  I did the same thing with a VDO gauge and two senders and provide a selector switch for the CHT senders as well as the O2 senders to the Safeguard LED display.
-- Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: Padgett <pp2 at 6007.us>
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Westach CHT gauge
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:47:50 -0400

> 
> Just received the dual CHT gauge and sensors from Westach and have 
> a question: the thermocouple goes around the tip of the spark plug. 
> How do you get the sensor wire out of the shroud ? Am tempted to 
> notch the hole in the shroud where the plug boot mounts with a 
> nibbler unless this is a no-no. Any opinions ?
> 
> Padgett
> 
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