am_dew
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"I have asked this question on
"I have asked this question on a few other boating forums and never did get a lot of replies, so I thought I would check here to see if anyone has any good suggestions.
I'd like to install an engine water temperature alarm on my AQ130C engine. I get tired of constantly keeping an eye on the temperature guage and I am always nervous if my girlfriend drives the boat wondering if she is keeping a good eye on it.
Someone on another forum suggested this one:
http://www.foreandaftmarine.com/12-M40177BP.htm
Any other suggestions?
The problem I see with that one and any other one for that matter is how to install the sender unit. Someone suggested that I would need to drill a new hole in the engine near the existing water temp. sender and tap it to match the sender for the alarm. But drilling into cast iron and then tapping the hole is not something I want to do myself. Someone else suggested installing a tee in the existing sender's hole and attaching both senders to it, but I am not sure how accurate the readings would now be since the senders would both be further from the engine water.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!"
"I have asked this question on a few other boating forums and never did get a lot of replies, so I thought I would check here to see if anyone has any good suggestions.
I'd like to install an engine water temperature alarm on my AQ130C engine. I get tired of constantly keeping an eye on the temperature guage and I am always nervous if my girlfriend drives the boat wondering if she is keeping a good eye on it.
Someone on another forum suggested this one:
http://www.foreandaftmarine.com/12-M40177BP.htm
Any other suggestions?
The problem I see with that one and any other one for that matter is how to install the sender unit. Someone suggested that I would need to drill a new hole in the engine near the existing water temp. sender and tap it to match the sender for the alarm. But drilling into cast iron and then tapping the hole is not something I want to do myself. Someone else suggested installing a tee in the existing sender's hole and attaching both senders to it, but I am not sure how accurate the readings would now be since the senders would both be further from the engine water.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!"