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Old 17-02-2019
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Originally Posted by alexbrown64 View Post
The sensor on the Watchdog just goes on the block or thermostat housing. If you loose coolant, heat sink will make the steel rise in temp and send the alarm off. Your not just looking for low coolant, but an engine thats getting overheated. Plenty of Youtube vids on it all. Can't wait to get mine all installed. I did blow an engine in Sweden once, when the temp gauge was broken... cost me a fortune..Cheers,

yep, a coolant gauge is a lousy way to monitor engine temp,
if you blow a hose, they may not even warn you in time, that is what happened to me, an alloy motor running at power can cook in a very short time

An audible alarm based on metal temp, not coolant, is so much better
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