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Dead Parrot · 05-12-2021, 09:05 AM

Might check the driver's side head. That is a common location for the stock temp sender. As seen in TKCR's pic. Be advised that a lot of aftermarket replacements for the OEM sender have different resistance curves then the original. Often results in poor gauge readings. There are many threads on this forum on the subject.

The stock oil sender is/was next to the firewall on the driver's side of the distributor. Not the easiest location to get to. The sender wire may be paired with a wire that goes to the electric choke. It was fairly common to have the oil pressure sender also have a simple on/off switch to allow choke heating current once there was engine oil pressure.

05-12-2021, 09:05 AM	#6
Dead Parrot Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 2,477	Re: Can Somebody Tell Me What I Broke - Water Temp. Sender? Might check the driver's side head. That is a common location for the stock temp sender. As seen in TKCR's pic. Be advised that a lot of aftermarket replacements for the OEM sender have different resistance curves then the original. Often results in poor gauge readings. There are many threads on this forum on the subject. The stock oil sender is/was next to the firewall on the driver's side of the distributor. Not the easiest location to get to. The sender wire may be paired with a wire that goes to the electric choke. It was fairly common to have the oil pressure sender also have a simple on/off switch to allow choke heating current once there was engine oil pressure.