temperature gauge

I would like to install a temperature gage on my 8n. My question, Is there a suggested location to install the sending unit
 
If you want to do it right, there is a boss on the left front of the head that you can drill & tap. Or, if close counts, you can cut the top hose & get an adaptor for a sending unit.

But, if close counts, you could just forget about a gauge.

Any specific reason you want to install a gauge?
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(quoted from post at 14:35:45 12/31/16) If you want to do it right, there is a boss on the left front of the head that you can drill & tap. Or, if close counts, you can cut the top hose & get an adaptor for a sending unit.

But, if close counts, you could just forget about a gauge.

Drilling the boss is easy if you have a little experience drilling and tapping . If you have never drilled and tapped a hole I could not fault a man on not wanting to start his learning curve on a running motor .

I had a 2n that I installed a pipe on the upper hose after the thermostat for a temp sender . I welded a fitting to the side and had a dollar invested . Interestingly I could watch and see when the t stat opened and closed . I could also see that X was normal operating temp and X plus twenty degrees meant I needed to stop and clean the debris out of the grill before it started spewing antifreeze . It was close enough for me and my money .

I remember as a teen having a loud 8 track in my car even though dad thought it was a waste of money .
 
Cab.........when I decided to install a temp gauge in my eazy starting 6-volt 52-8N, I found a S-W gauge with 3-ft tube atta sportscar parts house in San Louis Obisbo, Calif. Most temp gauge tubes are 6-ft long and kink and let the smoke out. On 8N's, theres a flat panel opposite the proofmeter that hazza dimple that is usually drilled out fer cigar lighter. I used that dimple to center a 2-in hole saw fer my temp gauge. Then I fished the tube past the oil filter and into the boss at the front of the flathead engine that I drilled per Hobos instructions. I am pleased with my installation, looks stock.......HTH, the temp Dell
 
no particular reason on installing the gauge except I think It would be the right thing to do. I am not sure about drilling and tapping for the sending unit being I have the transmission out and apart and also replacing clutch and clutch bearings , Maybe I should slow down.
 
I have several 9/2/8Ns non of them have a temp gauge. Some have been that way for over 75 years. Some are workers and one is a trailer queen. Point is that a temp guage is not needed.
 
(quoted from post at 19:31:31 12/31/16) I have several 9/2/8Ns non of them have a temp gauge. Some have been that way for over 75 years. Some are workers and one is a trailer queen. Point is that a temp guage is not needed.

I don't guess you really don't need any of them , my 3000 runs fine without any working gauges . The OP wants one though .
 



Sure a temp gauge is a nice addition and there is no reason not to have one if you have the ability to add it nuttin to it. I prefer it in the head BUT in the top rad hose is better than nuttin till you can do better.

Some will say the radiator is over built you don't need a temp gauge just wait for it to blow steam out the overflow :What a dumb arse statement that is: and they are trying there best to HELP you :lol:

Worst case if it never leaves the ground at least you don't need a parachute... :D
 

Since the replacement engine in my 48 8N already had the head tapped with a plug in it, I went ahead and installed a temp gauge.
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I tend to agree.
I pay attention to the sights, sounds, feel
and smells my tractor makes while I operate
it. That includes Listening for noises,
Feeling for clanks, clunks, etc, Watching
for leaks, steam or things coming loose and
SMELLING the thing for an oil leak that
might be dripping onto a hot exhaust, a hot
or leaking radiator or water pump or even
the sulpher smell of an overcharging
battery. You can also smell one that's
running too rich, or too lean, or burning
oil. Or hear loose valves or one that the
timing is too advanced. You can usually hear
one that is running hot too. They are all
good indicators of a problem occuring or
about to occur.
As for your gauges, I'm probably worse:)
Not only do I not have a tach/gauge cluster,
I have NO wiring harness on it. It has a
battery and battery cables on it. Thats it.
I start it with a lynch pin on the solenoid
and charge the battery once in a while.
But it is a diesel so no electrics required.
I did have all that stuff on it - a couple,
three different times - but I robbed it all
off to put on other tractors to get them
sold.
Like the cobbler whose kids have no shoes I
guess.
It sure doesn't hurt to have a full gauge
package though. Including a temp gauge if
you want one. But full gauges still aren't
a replacement for paying attention - with
your eyes, ears, nose, hands and even the
seat of your pants.
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I added a gauge to my 9n. I made an adapter from exhaust pipe. Put the sender unit in the top hose. For the gauge I made a bracket and mounted it on the left side of the battery box.

Right after I did this. If found out Steiner had a hose adapter much like the one I made for $49. Mine was much cheaper.
 

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