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- Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:22 am #322650 what's going on guys.
have a qwik question. where is the best place to hook up the sending unit for a water temp gauge? I'm using a sport comp autometer gauge. and I'm sure it has standard thread.

what have u guys done as far as location and thread issues?

- Sat Dec 22, 2012 3:49 pm #322655 Take out the factory sending unit and use that spot. I have the same gauge and called autometer when I installed mine. The autometer gauge is calibrated for their sending unit, you can use the autometer sending unit to run the factory gauge as well. I cut off the factory bullet connector and soldered a ring terminal on. It's worked perfectly for about a year.

- Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:51 pm #322692 there are two tempature sensors on the D series. one is the sending unit for the ECU and the other is the sending unit for the tempature gauge. pretty sure the lower one only has one wire and that is the gauge cluster one

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- Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:55 pm #322697 ^^^ correct

- Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:00 pm #322701 thnx for the replys guys. So the Sending unit on the thermostat housing is not the sender I should replace right? I'm gonna have to hunt down the other one and see where it is.

- Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:11 pm #322702 It's right under the dizzy. It has a single wire. The autometer screws directly in there. I will warn you. Do not be surprised if your gauge doesn't work at first. I had to send them my original receipt and everything that came in the box. They said the sending units in some boxes were not calibrated correctly.

- Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:10 am #322707

It's right under the dizzy. It has a single wire. The autometer screws directly in there. I will warn you. Do not be surprised if your gauge doesn't work at first. I had to send them my original receipt and everything that came in the box. They said the sending units in some boxes were not calibrated correctly.

cool. I always thought that was a oil related sensor. that wire had ripped on me and I repaired it like new, now I guess I have to solder a ring terminal like stated b4.
and as far as the autometer sender, it's not new, I had it on a small block Chevy, and worked good. so if it dosent work, it's gonna b something else.

once again. thnx for all the great info.