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Hi all. My temp gauge has stopped working. I have got another sender from Brickwerks but not sure I have got the correct one. Where is it located. There is one on the left side of the thermostat housing as you look into the van through the tailgate end. Is this the temp gauge sender? Or am I missing something. It's a 1.9 dg petrol. Cheers in advance.

early van with the aluminium thermostat housing has a one pin screw in type by the thermostat, late van with plastic thermostat housing has a two pin push in with oring/clip type in the thermosta housing.

is yours early or late? put it in your signature for next time.

1987 I believe it's the plastic housing. So which sensor is the temp gauge one. Plus will I lose much of the coolant when I remove the old sensor. Cheers

It's the one facing the front , and if you are quick you won't loose more than a cup full....
You won't need too worry about bleeding , just make sure the heater is switched to cold , and the engine hasn't been run, so the thermostat is closed to minimise the flow

The other one is infact a switch, not a sender , it controls the carb heater

Thanks for that. I almost went for the wrong then. So glad I held fire, will go and have a look now. Thanks again for the help guys.

Mocki wrote:It's the one facing the front , and if you are quick you won't loose more than a cup full....
You won't need too worry about bleeding , just make sure the heater is switched to cold , and the engine hasn't been run, so the thermostat is closed to minimise the flow

The other one is infact a switch, not a sender , it controls the carb heater

they can go in either position so you can't be sure by location
it's the black one
blue one is the switch
you need a new o ring

Yep, good point well put, I was just on my way back here to say this, as I just remembered a case a few years back where there were the other way round which took a bit of diagnosis to realise what had happened

Cheers guys. It was the the one that was facing towards the front. I had a nice shower with G13 coolant. Went up my sleeve and down my bank
But all done now. I'm getting to old for this crawling around under vehicles. Uplift springs needed I think so I can get my beer belly under the van. Lol

onc onc wrote: Went up my sleeve and down my bank

Never nice when it goes down your bank

That was primarily why I went against the tide and opted for big wheels and big tyres. The gap between my sills and the ground is now 39cm (15"). It makes crawling underneath (and out again) a whole lot easier. I can't see the point in having to jack the van up everytime just to get under there to say check the spade terminal on starter or replace fuel filter.

The advantages in going higher (for me) outweigh any advantages in stock height or lowered suspension.

onc onc wrote: I'm getting to old for this crawling around under vehicles. Uplift springs needed I think so I can get my beer belly under the van. Lol

High is ok, but your shocks have to be good. These high sided vans can get wind swept and you can say goodbye to cornering with any confidence at speed. Half a dozen of one, half a dozen of the other / personal preference as you say. -50mm AVO springs & Bilstein B4's. I can still squeeze the beer belly under for starter motor + fuel filter access and maintain good road manners...apologies; way off topic. (Temp. Gauge post)

Glad you got it sorted. G12 down your sleeve is the badge of honour for that job. I got it three times because I had an issue getting the sender to seal properly.

onc onc wrote: I'm getting to old for this crawling around under vehicles

Know that feeling But it's soooo much worse in the cold and wet. I actually enjoy a tinker around underneath on a warm dry summers day.

CovKid wrote:That was primarily why I went against the tide and opted for big wheels and big tyres

As you get older and fatter, you could take that philosophy a stage further =

Would like to see that get over the Orwell Bridge on a windy day

Especially with the roof up

Old age, beer belly and -40 springs not ideal for working under the van. 15inch wheels make a bit of a difference but standard springs or uplift springs may be my next job.