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mechanical temp guage on 318 #89896 07/17/08 05:25 PM 07/17/08 05:25 PM
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Anonymous OP Unregistered A	Where does sensor go for mechanical temp guage on a 318 block? Do you r/r the oem one on the intake or is there a place in the block? Thank you thank you thank you for responding to my dumb questions!!!

Re: mechanical temp guage on 318 #89897 07/17/08 05:34 PM 07/17/08 05:34 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,233 petaluma,ca. u.s.a. west master
west master Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,233 petaluma,ca. u.s.a.	put it on the intake so its in the coolant passage

Re: mechanical temp guage on 318 [Re: west] #89898 07/17/08 05:37 PM 07/17/08 05:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Only problem with taking the OEM one out is that you will have to drill and tap it for the mechanical sender to fit. You have to keep the probe in the flow of the coolant so don't use a stack of adapters to get it to fit. With the adapters you will not a constant flow and a risk of air pockets forming giving erroneous readings. Clean it, if it's Dirty. Oil it, if it Squeaks. But: Don't fix it, if it Works!

Re: mechanical temp guage on 318 [Re: MoparforLife] #89899 07/17/08 06:44 PM 07/17/08 06:44 PM
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Anonymous OP Unregistered A	Is there somewhere else besides intake to put mech sending unit? Head? Block?

Re: mechanical temp guage on 318 #89900 07/17/08 06:59 PM 07/17/08 06:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,931 P Paul_Fancsali master
Paul_Fancsali master P Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,931	Use a heater hose port use a bell and or T and it will work fine and not have issues with air pockets

Re: mechanical temp guage on 318 [Re: Paul_Fancsali] #89901 07/17/08 07:27 PM 07/17/08 07:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Quote: Use a heater hose port use a bell and or T and it will work fine and not have issues with air pockets As long as you have the heater water valve open so that you get a constant flow rather than a back flush. You need flow and with a tee and in the heater hose the only way to get flow is to have the water valve open. It may work for you but it may not and may not be accurate.

Re: mechanical temp guage on 318 #89902 07/17/08 08:08 PM 07/17/08 08:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	take out one of the extra 3/8" pipe plugs that are in the intake close to the thermostat which is where you want it. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

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