hey has anyone ever put in a aftermarket water temp gauge in one of our engines. if so where did you get the fittings for the head to mount the sender.

 

the mechanical gauges i have used in the past have always came with a couple of adapters, prety sure one of those would work. do you have a gauge allready and it didn't come with the proper fitting?

 

yay i have the gauge. and our water temp sender is a compression type fitting with a washer similar to a spark plug.
http://www.xse.com/leres/ss/gaugepod.html
got this from external engine above. thank the f-body guys for this one

 

Hell, I've just drilled and tapped the thermostat neck in cars in the past....

 

O2
I just added an Auto Meter Carbon Fiber gauge to my 03
You can get the adapter from Autometer - contact this guy at Autometer -
Cory Villani - cory_villani@autometer.com - here is the deal - the other adapters are real thin and will break off in the head - Cory sold me an updated apdater and new sender for like 18.00 - search prev threads - I wrote it up about 3 weeks ago -
I put my sender in the Pass side head in the RR - and ran the wiring around the back in a wiring loom - and in the cab thru the wiring plug at the bottom of firewall - toward the bottom and up the post.
Auto barn also sells a kit - but the adapter is real thin - it will break off in the head.

 

thanks man i ordered one from autobarn. will send them back and order from autometer.

 

02
let me know how it goes
Cory was the best to deal with
Had my part in couple of days
fits great and no leaks
still go easy on the torque - it will still snap off in the head.