Coolant temp sensors

[Eric Pearson]

Ok anyone out there who has a Fitech 6 pack and Dakota digital gauges how are you pluming 2 coolant temp sensors. I really don’t want to put them in the radiator hose and a water neck spacer won’t work due to my a/c compressor is in the way! Any ideas are welcome! Thanks as always

 

[493 Mike]

Ok anyone out there who has a Fitech 6 pack and Dakota digital gauges how are you pluming 2 coolant temp sensors. I really don’t want to put them in the radiator hose and a water neck spacer won’t work due to my a/c compressor is in the way! Any ideas are welcome! Thanks as always

What engine?
Mike

 

[Eric Pearson]

383 with a 440 source water pump housing

 

[493 Mike]

383 with a 440 source water pump housing

According to the photo on 440s website their housing has 2 temp source openings and 2 heater hose ports?
Mike

 

[Bird 426]

Aluminum one should have 2 ports. Or you could down to the block drains.

 

[toolmanmike]

What do the sensors look like? Are they short or do they have a probe that goes in the coolant passage. Some sensors need a lot of room.

 

[JonR]

I have the Slant Six with a standard looking water outlet containing the thermostat. I drilled and tapped a hole into the water outlet for my second sensor. The water outlet had room for the sensor to stick in there. Now I have the dashboard temp gauge in the head before the thermostat and the after market temp gauge in the water outlet after the thermostat. I can physically see when the thermostat opens with this arrangement.