BUILD THREAD 1987 Monte Carlo from Iceland

[Sævar Örn Eiríksson]

Time for your bath !

Looking alright after the metallic dust is off!

The 350 doesn't have the thermometer where it's supposed to be? Can I buy it off rockauto, do you have the correct part number for me and if an adapter is needed to thread it in?

I have this cluster, I need the oil pressure sender and the coolant thermometer to make this all work, can you please provide me with the correct part numbers because rockauto lists a lot of different parts and say they all fit, but I'm not so sure...

There is some clearance issue with this carb and air cleaner, it rubs up against the inside of the hood, I really can't think of a way to lower the air cleaner without interfering with the distributor, so maybe I need just a smaller circumference air cleaner?

 

[Sævar Örn Eiríksson]

I would imagine these are the parts I need to make my gauges work, and the oil pressure sending unit goes on the back, near the distributor?
Right now there's a fitting there for an aftermarket oil pressure gauge which I dislike very much.


This temp sensor screws directly in to the cooling port of the drivers side cylinder head? where the plug has been installed on my engine, any adapters needed? I'd guess the plug in my engine is either 3/8 or 1/2 inch

 

[pagrunt]

What year is the motor/heads? Around '80 the NPT size for the temp sender went smaller. But what you show in your last post should do. Another spot you could put the temp sender is in the intake by the thermostat housing but double check NPT size as there can be either size or even both depending on it being OE or aftermarket.

 

[Sævar Örn Eiríksson]

alright thanks man, i can make it all work either way.. just want to be sure these are correct for my dash cluster

 

[ssn696]

You chose the 60 psi oil sender - good. Toward the driver on the back of the block, beside the distributor, is a 1/8" NPT (National Pipe Thread) tapped hole for the oil pressure sender. The intake manifold and gasket take a little jog around the hole. If you leave it off, when the oil system primes, you get quite a geyser. Ask me how I know. To clear the HEI distributor, you'll need a 45-degree 1/8 x 1/8 inch angled elbow. Use a little teflon tape or paste in the threads to prevent leaks.

The two places for the temperature sensor are in the intake manifold near the water outlet, or in the cylinder head between #2 and #4 spark plugs - you have a some kind of pipe plug in there now. Check the pipe thread size before ordering. Should be about 15 mm or so. Again, install with a small amount of teflon sealer.

There are drop-base air cleaners, some don't clear the HEI. What carburetor do you have?

 

[Sævar Örn Eiríksson]

You chose the 60 psi oil sender - good. Toward the driver on the back of the block, beside the distributor, is a 1/8" NPT (National Pipe Thread) tapped hole for the oil pressure sender. The intake manifold and gasket take a little jog around the hole. If you leave it off, when the oil system primes, you get quite a geyser. Ask me how I know. To clear the HEI distributor, you'll need a 45-degree 1/8 x 1/8 inch angled elbow. Use a little teflon tape or paste in the threads to prevent leaks.
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The two places for the temperature sensor are in the intake manifold near the water outlet, or in the cylinder head between #2 and #4 spark plugs - you have a some kind of pipe plug in there now. Check the pipe thread size before ordering. Should be about 15 mm or so. Again, install with a small amount of teflon sealer.

There are drop-base air cleaners, some don't clear the HEI. What carburetor do you have?

Thanks for a very informative answer, the carb I have is an edelbrock 1406 and it's an edelbrock air cleaner.

 

[Sævar Örn Eiríksson]

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[Sævar Örn Eiríksson]

the heater core exploded in the end of the video filling the cab with steam hehehe, luckily I still have only fresh water in the system so there isn't any smelly coolant just some drying up i need to do...! And bypass the heater for now and replace the core later,,,

 

[Sævar Örn Eiríksson]

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not fast, but the sound is right