Been running oil temp wires underneath my air cooleds for decades and hasn't
been an issue on or off road.  Now, if done sloppily and the wires are
dangling and hanging down, well yeah, yer gonna have a problem sooner or
later.

I don't really care much for monitoring oil temps on wasserboxers though as
the coolant temp is more important (unless perhaps some major, heavy
duty towing is going on) IMHO.  I'm gonna be removing my oil temp on my
84 over the summer so I can eliminate another "worry gauge".  If I want a
bank of gauges to monitor each and every thing, I'll learn to fly a plane or
go back to driving an air cooled VW :-)

YMMV
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
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On 6/26/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Anyone have any suggestions where to install an oil temp sender on this
> engine?
>
> Volkscafe says, "On the WBX (1986 and later), there are two sending
> units, one for lower RPMs (below 2,000), and one for higher RPMs (above
> 2,000)." http://volkscafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=ip&ip=1401786957
>
> But this is an 84 WBX with just the one sender port above the tin
> between cylinders #3 & #4.
>
> Bus Boys has us putting a sender into the drain plug hole.
> http://www.bus-boys.com/bbvdo.htm#tempoil
>
> Wires dangling under the engine are worrisome, to me.
>
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR