Water Temp Gauge install question

[nickygn23]

Hey Guys. Quick question. When hooking up a water temp gauge do I need a sending unit or can I splice into my coolent temp sensor wire. I have a scamaster to show me my coolent temp but I want to install a after market gauge. Thanks

 

[nickygn]

sending unit if it's an electric gauge

 

[hesermon]

Usually an electric gauge will come with a temp probe that mounts between fins on the radiator. Very easy install and I like the redundancy of your idiot light since you won't be messing with it.

 

[nickygn23]

Would you happen to have a picture of that? I don't have to bend the fins for installation right? I have a new radiator. I must be tired and not thinking straight.

 

[TurboBuRick]

The gauge will usually come with it's own sending unit or probe that has to be installed in the water jacket of the intake manifold.

RL

 

[hesermon]

hope this helps. The probe is small enough to fit between fins with no problem. My Autometer gauge reads exactly the same as my Powerlogger.

 

[nickygn23]

Thanks. That is helpful.

 

[hesermon]

Thanks. That is helpful.

No Prob! There are probably a couple dozen way to get to your goal. To me this was the simplest. BTW, be sure to mount the probe near the top of the radiator.

 

[nickygn23]

Thanks again.

 

[rag231]

Not to hijack, more like a piggy back, but does any one have a pic of where to install the other type of probe in the intake manifold. It's the Autometer with the brass probe.

 

[GNRick]

Don't you use the sending unit in the front of the intake manifold, passenger side, like in this video?

 

[northerngn]

Don't you use the sending unit in the front of the intake manifold, passenger side, like in this video?

what he said