Overcooling?

Shakerhood said:

Sorry to kinda steal the Thread, but where are you guys tapping the sensor into for an aftermarket water temp gauge?

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Most of us use the stock sender location for the aftermarket piece (since it's in a very desirable spot regarding temp feedback). Then relocate the stocker POS someplace else. I moved the one on the '88 to a dead port on the back of the lower intake. This location isn't great because the flow of coolant back there kinda sucks, but it works fine for the stock gauge. Another option is to buy a chrome or cast t-stat housing and put the stocker there. The downside here is that the chrome ones leak and the cast ones rust. I used the cast unit (10 bucks at AZ) on the 94 and it's fine - paint it before you install it. This option kinda sucks because if the t-stat sticks closed, the gauge won't reflect true motor temps. Again, it probably doesnt really matter because you won't look at the stocker very often.

Yet another option is one Jrichker came up with, where you make a Tee fitting in the heater hose and install a sender there (the principle is similar to an Autometer gauge manifold if one is familiar with those).

Have fun with it E.