<VV> Thermister Swap

[MarK Durham]

Patrick, if Aircraft Spruce has the sender it also would have a guage.  Vdo
also sells guages and probes for high chat engines. I am in the design
stages of having a cht and oil press installed in my speedo housing osing
VDO guages.
Mark Durham Hauser Idaho
On Sep 1, 2014 7:53 AM, "Patrick via VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
wrote:

> To all, I have been reading the feedback on the  ROCHESTER 3080-38
> TEMPERATURE PROBE that I happened upon while trying to save  a few dollars
> on the unfortunate shortage of affordable thermisters  situation. It is
> true
> that the $300 - $400 needed to purchase  an NOS AC thermister is
> prohibitive for many Corvair owners, and  the $80 or so necessary for a
> used one is a
> risk as well. In  addition, I well aware that this is the way it is in the
> old car business  world and hobby. For theses reasons, and others, I was so
> excited when  I discovered the new Rochester temp probe for $80 in the
> 2015
> Spruce Aircraft catalog and I recognized the possibilities that it
> represents.
>
>     It appears that no one here knew of  this so the Rochester 3080-38 is
> untested in a Corvair auto application as  of today of course. However, the
> good news is that there is VV confirmation that  this unit it is
> essentially
> the same dimensions including the thread size  as the AC thermister.
> Perhaps, this is half the battle right there. It is  also my understanding
> is that
> this thermister will work for us if  we match it to a compatible gauge,
> after all it is designed to measure head  temps in an air cooled engine.
> This
> discovery may help some of us save some  dollars and give us an upgrade to
> more efficient and reliable  equipment too. Though I have not researched
> any
> head temp gauges yet I  am hopeful the someone out there will try this set
> up
> and let us know how it  works, provide us with the costs, and let us know
> if
> it was worth the  efforts.
>
> Patrick Laus
>
> 64 Spyder Coupe
> Metro Detroit area
>
>
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