Checking Temps of Parts
08-22-2017, 01:32 PM
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Checking Temps of Parts
I thought I would post up a neat way to check out parts. I had a few fuel pump problems where the pump would stop making pressure for a bit and then work again. It would only drop out for a second or so.
I keep some sticky backed thermocouples around so that I can put them on parts to see what their operating temp is. A lot of times you can find parts starting to fail or help determine part life by knowing how hot they are. I've run temps on all different brake parts, shocks, pumps, coils, etc. It's pretty interesting stuff for a data geek.
The graphs below are from the old fuel pump and new one. Ambient was a bit over 90*F. The old pump with some problems was running ~50F hotter than the new pump.
I keep some sticky backed thermocouples around so that I can put them on parts to see what their operating temp is. A lot of times you can find parts starting to fail or help determine part life by knowing how hot they are. I've run temps on all different brake parts, shocks, pumps, coils, etc. It's pretty interesting stuff for a data geek.
The graphs below are from the old fuel pump and new one. Ambient was a bit over 90*F. The old pump with some problems was running ~50F hotter than the new pump.
09-05-2017, 03:51 PM
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Sorry for being slow with this. The sensor is shown bottom left. They are $17.50 each. You'll need either a thermcouple amp (I have the Texense units in stock) or a TC Hub if you have an AiM dash/logger (in stock too).