water temp sensor location

[turbosuzi]

what is the best location for an after market water temp sender on the 1.6td?
I have an aftermarket gage cluster for the samurai but I was wondering if you guys had a good location for the sender because the new one wont fit in the old hole.

[burn_your_money]

I'd put it by either of the head coolant flanges, as close as possible to the head.

[turbosuzi]

does coolant flow out of both of the flanges?

[Vincent Waldon]

Yup.

There were various head coolant flanges over the years.... and several (specifically the ones for cars equipped with AC) have an extra port for a temp sensor.... cheap to buy 'cause they are plastic.

The early ones expect a M10x1 sensor and the later ones use a cartridge sender but you can get a brass adapter from www.toywagen.com and drill/tap to suit... I did the latter on my MK3.