--- In [email protected], "ap4098" <brook...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Trevor <listsandstuff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 16/05/2010 18:59, ap4098 wrote: > > > Unless it's "toys for the boys" I can see no compelling reason to fit an > > > oil temperature gauge and personally am happy with my oil pressure > > > warning lamp. Oil pressure gauges are more likley to show the wrong info > > > bnecause of sender problems than show an actual fault. Keep the oil > > > changes at the correct intervals and the oil system should last for 20 > > > years or far more. > > Cheers Tony :-) > > > > Its not so much 'toys for the boys' as a case of always having had them > > previously - and, as a result, the feeling of being a tad 'naked' > > without some idea of what's going on 'down below' .. I guess I was > > heavily indoctrinated at far too young an age .. LOL! > > > > (I might omit the next stage though - that's the one with the engine > > room log book and hourly readings; these were always taken down, very > > religiously, when the 'big hand' pointed to the number '12' on the clock!) > > > > :-))>> > > > > Trevor > > Yes, I understand that but did you do the same for the generator and > refrigeration engines? > > Seriously though, this type of engine is used in all sorts of places and I am > reliably informed that some of them get put in jungle clearings, are set > running and then an engineer flies in every few weeks to check them over, > refuel and service them. > > I am also sure those running gravel plants etc. are not given overmuch care. > > On a practical note. I would hope that Isuzu have suitable plugs in the > engine that can be removed to fit the oil pressure and temperature senders > but I very much doubt they will have one for an oil temperature sender. I > understand that adaptors are available that screw onto the oil filter boss or > perhaps a T that screws into the oil pressure switch hole (but then you may > have to use one to mount the oil pressure sender) so its a lot of trouble for > something that is very unlikely to show anything but under temperature for > long periods. On an canal we only draw about 2 to 3 hp off the engine so the > oil will tend to run cool which is just as well because we do not have a big > wind blowing around the sump. > > Tony Brooks >
Personally I feel a lot happier if there is a water temperature and oil pressure guage, even if it always shows 'normal'. 9 times out of 10 it will be inconvenient if the engine does break down - on the 10th time it will be downright dangerous. In the absence of guages, I find it useful to take part of the decking up when battling the tide or similar, so that you get a 'smell' warning before anything too drastic happens. David
