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Basically. It's just two redundant, oil and temp senders and alarms. 
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But they're pretty foolproof, until they're not. Mostly the oil pressure alarm seems most important. I think an overheating engine might give some clues you're not as likely to miss.
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- ... and speaking of on-board alarms, Steve D'Antonio's has a good article in June CW ...
- Interesting. My engine started to overheat the other day, and the alarm did not go off.
- What failed Tom ...
- Oil senders
- Either the alarm temp sender, or the alarm itself.
- so basically you have this ...
- Isn't newer always better?
- Basically. It's just two redundant, oil and temp senders and alarms.
- Isn't newer always better?
- so basically you have this ...
- What failed Tom ...
- I had a similar experience with the Borel
- Interesting. My engine started to overheat the other day, and the alarm did not go off.