Moving the temp sender

[rogus]

Hairdryer..

Yeah. It was my wife's till she saw me using it in the garage. Kinda like her toothbrush. I told her I could get the grease out of it but for some reason she didn't want it back.

 

[rogus]

I saw that....a precision tool...

Would have used the propane torch but couldn't find it...

 

[rogus]

You would probably want one 1/16th inch hole in the thermostat.

That being said, can you use the port in the front drivers side corner of the intake? That would be on the correct side of the thermostat. It still wouldn't be as accurate as the head, but in practice it is not a big deal either way.

Yes that's currently the plan...

 

[rogus]

I recently purchased one for my build and wanted one with a blade connection too, what I had read was that the ones with the blade are for cars with an idiot light instead of a temperature gauge.

Have any of you heard of that, or is that just BS?

I believe at one time that was true. Tried searching for a nonblade type but was told by two different auto parts stores that blade type are all they make now.

 

[pontiacgp]

Tested two senders. One for a 79 Elky and one i had used in my 76 Chevelle. Neither started out with as high a resistance reading as on the chart but both dropped down to 177 ohms after being heated.

but you need to know the temperature to do the test, in a pot of water on the stove with a thermostat is the way I do it

 

[rogus]

but you need to know the temperature to do the test, in a pot of water on the stove with a thermostat is the way I do it

It was 40 degrees.

 

[xylorex]

I believe at one time that was true. Tried searching for a nonblade type but was told by two different auto parts stores that blade type are all they make now.

this is one of the places i remember seeing it: rock auto link to temp sender units

 

[pagrunt]

this is one of the places i remember seeing it: rock auto link to temp sender units

I went looking last night on Rock Auto & only seen the '78 listing the button, '79-'88 list the blade. Might have to be a Fleabay or Amazon search for old stock units with the button or a used functioning unit.

 

[xylorex]

I went looking last night on Rock Auto & only seen the '78 listing the button, '79-'88 list the blade. Might have to be a Fleabay or Amazon search for old stock units with the button or a used functioning unit.

check the link, you can get the button connection on rock auto. i ordered one the other day

 

[5spdCab]

You would probably want one 1/16th inch hole in the thermostat.

That being said, can you use the port in the front drivers side corner of the intake? That would be on the correct side of the thermostat. It still wouldn't be as accurate as the head, but in practice it is not a big deal either way.

Well, yes, any port with waterflow will work, given the right adapters to fit.
I believe that the highest engine temperature would be found at the flywheel end of the engine, being that is farthest from the water pump. If you can get a sender in the rear most port, it would probably be the best, but up front is easier.