TB bypass / H20 sending unit install
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TB bypass / H20 sending unit install I got the idea from another thread, so I went to Lowes and got a 3/8" female "t" fitting, a couple of 3/8" pipe/barbed hose ends, and a 3/8 to 1/4 reducer for the sending unit to my Autometer water temp. gauge. I had to drill and tap a small hole in the 'T' to mount a ground wire to, but other than that it was simple, and alot easier to do than putting the sending unit in the passenger side head. I also got the TB bypass done at the same time, so I killed 2 birds with one stone. Everything fits good, but I had to put the stock bellows back on b/c it was tight between the 't' and the water pump pulley, so I may move everything over towards the pass. side this weekend to fix that.
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Yea, I just drove to the store to let it warm up, and idling in the parking lot it showed ~215 degrees, then started slowly coming down below 210 as I drove back home, so it looks fairly accurate.
I may have to try this... I was looking at putting it in the passenger side head... It is easy to get to on mine because I have no A/C or Heat... I need to find a fitting to adapt to the size of the hole in the head...
We'll see how it works out...
210* (you have a stock t*stat??)
We'll see how it works out...
210* (you have a stock t*stat??)
Originally Posted by LS69TA
Yea, I just drove to the store to let it warm up, and idling in the parking lot it showed ~215 degrees, then started slowly coming down below 210 as I drove back home, so it looks fairly accurate.
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I may have to try this... I was looking at putting it in the passenger side head... It is easy to get to on mine because I have no A/C or Heat... I need to find a fitting to adapt to the size of the hole in the head...
We'll see how it works out...
210* (you have a stock t*stat??)
We'll see how it works out...
210* (you have a stock t*stat??)
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You ought to do a write on this with some pics. I want to add a water temp gauge to my car.
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It was in the plumbing section, with the pvc pipe and such. It took me a minute to find it. I first tried the hardware section where they have the nuts and bolts and couldn't find it there.