Inline ATF temp sender

[Apache]

I couldn't buy one for 3/8" ID hose, so I made this.

The body is from 1 1/2" square ally bar. The hose fittings are from a PC watercooling kit and are 3/8" BSP threaded into the block. The temp sender sits in the 15mm diameter chamber between the barbed hose fittings. All I need to do now is mount the gauge and I'll know how effective my ATF cooler is I also have a turbo gauge to fit too

[MattF]

That looks very tidy.

[Apache]

Cheers mate. Didn't take too long to knock up either, once I'd bought BSP tap, NPT tap, 15mm HSS drill, 4 jaw independent chuck...

Its only cost me about £100

Still, I've got the stuff now, and about 10ft of 1.5" and 2" square ally bar to play with.

[dieselboy]

top stuff!
if you have all that left overs, may be you could knock up some and flog them to re-coop.

[MattF]

*cough* recoup *cough*

[Apache]

I didn't pay for it. I have a mate who's bro gets me offcuts. He works somewhere they make bits for ProDrive.

The gauge was about £15 (inc sender), the hose tails were about £2 each, so not bad if you dont count the tooling.

[dieselboy]

*cough* recoup *cough*

sorry! didnt know how to spell that one!

[NiftyNev]

All I need to do now is mount the gauge and I'll know how effective my ATF cooler is I also have a turbo gauge to fit too

Don't forget to ground the sender.

Nev

[Apache]

I still have to drill two holes through the square part of the block, then it will be bolted to a chassis or bodywork component, and should ground through that.

[MattF]

It might be worthwhile running a completely separate ground wire to it Andy. If it's owt like the coolant system, poorly earthed copper/brass/aluminium won't last long in the flow. I would assume the ATF doesn't create the same scenario, but you can't be too cautious.

[Apache]

'spose so. Wont hurt to make up an eyelet to fit between the sensor and the block...