Anyone know the voltage range for temp sender?

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  • thixon
    5th Gear
    • Jul 2007
    • 909

    Anyone know the voltage range for temp sender?

    I'm wondering if an aftermarket electronic gauge I have will work with the stock rover electronic sender.

    Thanks,
    Travis
    '66 IIa 88
  • Les Parker
    RN Sales Team - Super Moderator
    • May 2006
    • 2020

    #2
    Electronic? On a Series veh?
    Maybe I misssed something?
    If the values are known of the sender, should be no problem to find a guage to suit.
    Les Parker
    Tech. Support and Parts Specialist
    Rovers North Inc.

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    • thixon
      5th Gear
      • Jul 2007
      • 909

      #3
      Hi Les.

      I guess I could have given you a little more info. The 66 IIA I've been putting back together came to me "missing" a lot of things (go figure). One was a working set of gauges. The previous owner was good at buying parts, but not so good at putting said parts together so I have a huge collection of new parts in the bags from you guys that don't necessarily belong on this truck.

      Anyway, the temp sender that came with the truck appears to be a sender for an electronic gauge. I say that because there is a male terminal hanging out of it, just waiting to be plugged into the female terminal of what I assume is an electronic rover temp gauge. The values for that sender are what I'm after (assuming its a rover sender).
      Travis
      '66 IIa 88

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      • thixon
        5th Gear
        • Jul 2007
        • 909

        #4
        Found it.

        Travis
        '66 IIa 88

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        • Les Parker
          RN Sales Team - Super Moderator
          • May 2006
          • 2020

          #5
          Info.

          Nice !!

          Good find

          Les Parker
          Tech. Support and Parts Specialist
          Rovers North Inc.

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          • S11A
            2nd Gear
            • Apr 2007
            • 218

            #6
            Hi Travis,

            It sounds like you found the answer, but for others in a similar position:

            For senders of unknown origin, I would suggest hooking up a multi-meter to it to see the output. In the case of the temp sender, check it when the engine is cold and then again after driving on the highway or under load for a while to get a sense of the upper range.

            Then you could check with various guage manufacturers to see what they have that is compatible. The guage may not be a perfect match but might be close.

            Since the senders might be relatively cheap, a better option would be to buy the new guage you want and then buy the sender from the same manufacturer.
            1965 Series 2A 109 pickup diesel

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