Re:Cylinder Head Temp Sender Wire

[Robert Taylor <rtaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ...If you add it at the gauge end, it shouldn't change the readings
> appreciably as long as there is no resistance in the wire you added.
> Now for my question:
> How long does it take to start getting a reading on the temp gauge?
> Is this true about adding extra wire length?

The needle on my gauge starts climbing within 1 minute of starting up.
It's usually up to a stable operating temp of about 350 degrees F within
5-6 minutes?

I'll leave response about the extra wire length affecting gauge
accuracy to our more electronics-savvy bus comrades.

Drive safely,
Surfer Bob
1978 Westfalia, the surf/luvbus