Temp Sender For 2 Litre Pinto

[Guest feralsprint]

Well over the last few weeks we have been upgrading the 2B by fitting a new engine ( 1600 to 2000 with mild cam twin Dellorto's and the stainless 4-1 exhaust) and dash, the dash is the 150 mph one with tacho from a Sierra but the engine I have fitted has the wrong sender in it, it is just touching the red on the gauge when the thermostat opens. Does anyone have info on part numbers and specs for the different senders, I have seen that over there are more than one, out here in Australia we have one listed for all pinto engines and it would be great if the right one could be sourced over there for the dash and engine. Thanks as usual people for any info

 

Jon

[Guest chris brown]

If you still have the one you were using with the old engine use that one as the sender is matched to the instruments not the engine and to make matters worse there are something like 8 different ones. All have different colour insulators, black, white, red, green etc.

[Guest feralsprint]

Chris

 

Wish I could but it was broken when we tried to get it out, it was black and had a spade connection where the one we have now uses a round connection :gdit:

[Guest chris brown]

It should be a round connector I can only assume that someone at some time has fitted one from a different car. In your case it may be a case of knowing where the needle is for normal running regardless that its a bit high.

[Big Jim]

It should be a round connector I can only assume that someone at some time has fitted one from a different car

Not quite correct there, Oh old & wise one, Uncle Henry (in his wisdom) near enough has the same sender value in spade connection as round connection.

 

But as Grandpa Smurf says you need to match the sender to the clocks, not the engine. Remember, you're measuring the temp of the water, not the type of engine. find out which vehicle & model those clocks were fitted to, and quote that when you go into your local motor factors.

[Guest chris brown]

Thanks for that Jim as for his local factors I suspect if it’s not Holden then forget it.

[Guest feralsprint]

we do have Fords out here as well but according to the parts people one sender fits all, Cortina, Escort, Capri now the original engine and dash from the car were from a 84 Sierra GL 1600 and that is the temp sender I am after, I would be very happy if next time someone is at the spares place they coud find out which one i should be running it would be appreciated greatly

 

Jon

[Guest yosamite sam]

try here - BURTON POWER

[Guest feralsprint]

I had a look at Burton's but there are a couple of senders on the site for Sierra and it doesn't really tell which one is which, but thanks anyway

 

Jon

[Big Jim]

I'll call into our local ford agent on Monday and find out the part number for you. (They know me, and are very helpful)

[Guest feralsprint]

Thanks for that, once I know which one I can try and get one

 

Jon

[Big Jim]

Right, I've been to see Uncle Henry's men, and it could be one of three!

It either a: Red, Lilac or Green coloured sender that you want, and 70% confident that it's the Lilac coloured one, (Which they do with a spade connector)

 

Jim

 

 

 

PS. I did say 70%, if it's not right, then it's one of the others.....................