ok since my comet doesnt have any nessary gauges i need, i went to the local auto zone and bought the sunpro 3 set oil pressure,water temp/ engine, volt meter ok..... well the one i wanna hook the water temp 1st well i was looking around my intake manifold and no blanks any where to put the sending unit there all vacume for the egr system... i dont know where to put it.. I was tihnking about cuttin the rad hose like on the lower side and making like a stand in pipe and drill it out and weld a nut on and then useing it that way.. so i knw im a new member and all and gauges arnt that hard to install but if theres a person thats done this alreaddy and has pics id be greatly thankful so any help would be greats thanx
gauges You probably have a idiot light sending unit in the hole you need to use. If you don't want the light, just remove the sensor from the intake manifold and pull your gage sending unit in there.
Look near the thermostat housing, there are usually a couple holes there that have the sender, or just plugs.
ok well the idiot light sneder where is that im not sure.......? and whats the round about oil pressure i should have .....?
Take a picture of your engine, looking from the front and top (looking down at the front top of the engine so we can see where the radiator hose goes in the top), post it on here, and we will point it out for you. or e-mail it to me at scooper@shilohtreatmentcenter.com oil pressure varies, at least 10psi per 1000 rpms. a little higher is better.
Dude, you are going to make ME do all the work. Why don't you just drive down to Houston, and I will install it for you. Even better, I will buy the parts... Yours will not look exactly like this, as this is a Torker 289 intake, but the holes should be in a similar area. There may be other water passage holes in other places on your intake. It really wouldn't hurt to just open one or two of them and look inside...it will either have air in it, or greenish (maybe brownish) water in it. If it has water inside the hole, you can use it for the temp sender. The bright copper colored item in the middle of the pic, with the black wire coming out of it...THAT'S IT!
Hey scooper,, is that calling for everybody?? Eddie and I can load up our cars, be there in a couple days (may take longer if cars are froze to this -2 weather) Thinking we may want to leave cars there couple of months for all to get done! On a easier note,,save you a lot of work,,, just send us $$$ to complete our wish list! Eddie did have a birthday yesterday you know. But yea, what you said on location is right, intake may be on either side of dist.
gages Your lights sending unit will be on the same water passage as the heater hose connection is, in the front of the intake manifold. Oil PSI, hot 25-45, idle to higher rpms. Depends on engine mileage and a few other factors.
Sure, that goes for everyone!!! Drive on down... (If I see any Mavericks pull into my driveway, I will pretend I am not home until you go away )
ok.... well i dont want you to buy it or do it i was just looking for a pic i know how to install it, i wasnt sure with all the factory crap where it could go and i have it in a spot now, but it doesnt read over 110.. so im stumped its in the spot like dat pic anyway, the heat isnt blowing so hot so maybe i need to replace my T-stat.........
If the T-stat isn't working, you will get too hot, not run cool. Unless there is alot of white stuff on the ground, and you are not getting it up to running temps... You want to run closer to 180. When it is cold outside, I have a difficult time getting past 160 (new aluminum radiator, electric fan always on). But you should be running way warmer than 110. If it is only 110, you could still put your hand on the engine without burning your fingers...When it is fully warmed up, can you grab the upper radiator hose for more than a second or three? If not, it is warmer than 110 and your gauge or sending unit is messed up. If it is not reading over 110, it could be a faulty sending unit, or even a faulty gauge, or you just aren't letting it run long enough. Pennsylvania in early February, it just might be too cold outside to warm up
