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#20212 04/08/2004 2:52 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 21 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 21 | Have a 230 in my '54 3100 that the previous owner put in and I am trying to get the original temp guage hooked up. The capillary tube is not long enough to get to the thermostat housing where I think it should hook up. It is about an inch short (straight shot from the firewall-doesn't look good).
There is a plug in the side of the block on the driver side that I believe is into the water jacket. Can I use that?? Any ideas on how to adapt??
Thanks
Jeff
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#20213 04/08/2004 3:18 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 110 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 110 | Hi Jeff,
You should have good results by goung into the water jacket on the engine. There is all kinds of fittings to hook it up. I don't know right off the size, by maybe someone else will know. Actually, you should get a better reading off the block, because the access on the thermostat housing is for other sensors that controls other devices I think. Someone correct me if I'm way off base.
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#20214 04/08/2004 5:14 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,772 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,772 | The thread for all the temp sensors I'm aware of is a 1/2" pipe thread. Putting the temp sensor into the block might give a lower temp indication by a few degrees than the below-the thermostat location, but not much difference, IMHO. The coolant is the hottest right before it enters the upper radiator hose.
Jerry
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#20215 04/09/2004 1:41 AM | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 | I don't know 230's but isn't there a place on the head for the temperature sensor? It seems that's the place for it.
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#20216 04/12/2004 7:39 AM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | I'm fairly sure most of the large vendors (Chevy Duty, Jim Carter's, etc.) sell adapters to use the old capillary tube gauge with V8 conversions. The 230 should have the same size sender hole as a 350 V8. | | |
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