How to install a temp gauge?

   / How to install a temp gauge? #1  

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Erie,Pa.
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Kubota L2350DT
I would like to install a temp. gauge on my L2350. Has anyone done this?.
What is the operatoring temp. range of a diesel engine?. Is there a water plug on the block where I could use an automotive mechanical guage or do I have to use a sending unit and wiring?. Do tractor diesel engines have a different operating range/gauge than an auto or is there a specific gauge for tractor diesels?.
 
   / How to install a temp gauge? #2  
Nothing special about diesel or tractor… you want operating temperature below boiling, just like the cooling system on gas… The hottest place on an engine is the head so if you can find a location around where the upper radiator hose exits the engine that will be the most useful, the water pump generally runs the coolest… Electrical or mechanical sender, what ever will fit should work. KennyV.
 
 
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