well i have a 350 with a tpi. im planing on putting in aftermarket mechanical gauges. just wondering since the temp sensor is filling up that spot on the engine, where do i put the gauge sensor in? is there another spot?

 

your temp gauge is mechanical. if you want to do away with the factory gauge(s) just swap out the factory sender for the after market one. if you want to keep both you can locate the temp sender in the intake or the t-stat hat.

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you dont understand all of the places to put a gauge are filled with tpi sensors. right now i dont have any gauges.

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Jon Nellson
1977 Camaro 350 w/ 87' TPI 400hp

 

you should have a place in each head for a fitting. my iroc never had anything in the t-stat hat. if yours doesn't buy one with a hole in it for a sender. if nothing else take a senser out and tee it somehow.

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Actually, there might be two 1/2" pipe plugs in each head, so you could have several places to install the aftermarket sensing element. As Ed mentioned, the temperature sensor in the left (drivers' side) head is used exclusively for the dash instrument. The one that reports to the ECM for fuel/spark control should be located in the front of the coolant crossover in the intake manifold. Once you eliminate the factory instruments, the one in the left head will be useless. If you intend to keep both the factory instruments AND your aftermarket replacements, you'll have to use one of the other head openings for the sensor, or tap the water outlet as Ed suggests.

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Vader
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