temp gague reading

[flyingbanana]

fitted a new temp sensor (white) and its hitting the red within a couple of miles of driving, but the top hose isn't hot when it reaches red before the thermostat which is also new hasnt even opened fully......the previous temp sensor i had before was black but hardly ever moved off the blue mark

 

even when the the thermostat has fully opened the needle is still near the red....

 

what colour should the temp sensor be for the 1600 xflow block..was told it was white one, and how high does your temp go up to...would it go up more if the engine is rebuilt or will it make no difference

 

also what external fans do people fit to the escorts...has i been thinking of fitting one has my original orange fan is a bit fooked

 

thanks in advance

[Guest MK1gaz]

The Ford gauges are crap mate , mines the same = reads low on one sender and 3/4 up the gauge with the other . My engines runs bang on 86 deg though so i now ignore the gauge

[bortaf]

what year is the car?

should be white no matter what the engine is (sender matches the dash) UNLESS you are using a 950 dash from a 69 to 74 car ???

does the petrol gauge read high as well? if so i'd be on the look out for a new dash regulator

[antz]

i have a white sensor inm my mk2 and it reads below the white line of NOTHING.

 

when its off the gauge bottom. its cold. when you see the needle mvoe about 1mm then its warm....its shit

[Guest MK1gaz]

...its shit

That just about sums them up !!!!!!!

[flyingbanana]

so would i be better off with the black temp sensor, has then i would know if it might be over heating, i dont think i had this problem when i had the old 1300 block in......even my temp dial goes straight to the other end

 

the dash is the original that was with the car '74' but i dont know what the engine came out from originally has i got it from a boat, which had all the water cooled manifold etc , dont think i have a problem with the fuel gauge reading high....has i have to fill it quite often

 

what does the dash regulator look like...is it that small metal thing that bolts to the back of the dash and the fuel and temp wires go to?

[blower]

ive just sorted my temp sender out , after a year or so

 

mk1 , 6 dial clocks , white

 

as said , the sender matches the dash set up

[flyingbanana]

so what color should it be for a 2 dial dash?

[bortaf]

white!

unless it's a 950 dash from the years stated

all escorts use the xtt14 white sender except those 950 ones.

I have a Mk2 RS2000 dash in a Mk5 cortina, reads spot on with a white sender

If it's not reading right with the correct sender i'd be looking at the gauge/regulator or dash wiring

All info taken from the Ci commercial ignition compoinents book same as a car spares use