The existing temperature light is run by a simple dedicated temperature
switch.  You would have to tee off the port and add a thermistor.  Pipe
fittings are easy and the gates usually come with MIP threaded sensors.
Just add signal wire from the gage to the sensor.

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD

On Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 13:37 Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:

> Has anyone installed a dedicated temperature gauge on a yanmar engine
> similar to 3GM30F?  Can it be as simple as attaching to the sender unit
> that goes to the idiot light on the control panel?
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> When a panel alarm goes off I usually shut down the engine immediately and
> forget to check which lamp was lit.  Would be nice to have a temp gauge for
> reference.  I do have an oil pressure gauge and would love to have both
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> Thanks
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> Mike Persistence
>
> Haliofax
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