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water temp gauge

Hey guys i got a aftermarket water temp gauge i wanna put in the tbird. Where do i hook it up? Does it hook into the intake manifold? Btw its a 1981 tbird with a carb 302.

water temp gauge

Reply #1
Yes it goes in the intake. An ideal spot would me in the thermostat housing, you can get new ones with a sensor hole in them.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

water temp gauge

Reply #2
tried there and the sending unit would touch the thermostat...

 

water temp gauge

Reply #3
Put it near the front of the intake on the driver's side. That's where the factory put it;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.