iknow its taking up space , but i just wanna hook it up, since i havea tendency to stray away from my stock guages,,,,,so if anyone can give me a quick walk through on how to hook up a water/temp guage id appreciate it ,,,,,,,,,thanx
#63674, "RE: How do i run water/ Temp guage?" In response to Reply # 0
can anyone answer this, im having the same problem.
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#63676, "RE: How do i run water/ Temp guage?" In response to Reply # 0
I ran my autometer from the back of the block. There's a threaded plug that comes out and you just teflon your sender and screw it in there. It works out perfect. Try the search and I'm almost positive that somebody actually took a picture of the plug that is on the back. Just watch out b/c about 2-3 quarts of anti-freeze comes out of the drain.
#63683, "RE: How do i run water/ Temp guage?" In response to Reply # 2
is that threaded plug in the area of the oil sending unit? did u use the same fittng that they gave u?
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#63690, "RE: How do i run water/ Temp guage?" In response to Reply # 3
all of the OEM water temp stuff is right next to the thermostat. this is where the coolant in the system is hottest (just coming out of the block/head) which is the number you are interested in.
Agreed. Thats where I tee'd mine off of. Just make sure you tee off the gauge sender unit and not the ECU sender. Chiltons has a good diagram of where it is.
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#63728, "RE: How do i run water/ Temp guage?" In response to Reply # 6
Or you can do what some have done. Buy a metal tube that goes on your upper raditor hose. It has a tap for the AM sensor. you just cut your hose and get 2 more clamps.
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#63743, "RE: How do i run water/ Temp guage?" In response to Reply # 9
if you look on your thermostat housing right behind the radiator cap, you'll see a little plug. unscrew it, then drill the hole out and thread it to match your temp. sensor. that way the sensor is directly in the flow of the coolant.
#63744, "RE: How do i run water/ Temp guage?" In response to Reply # 10
I had a machinist at CarQuest tap (cost only $12) into the area adjacent to the factory sensor (viewed from the passenger side.) I have a pic. Someone can email me and I'll attach the pic, and someone can host it.
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