Temp and fuel gauges..again

[bearsden]

as i begin to tackle working on my temp and fuel gauges,I was going to install an after market temp gauge.What port should i use on the manifold?Is one any better than another? I(i have the AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l motor all stock with the exceptions of the weber.All the ports currently have something in them and I don't want to disconnect something i shouldn't.thanks for the help again guys.By the way,the jeep is still running great since you guys got it going for me!!!!

 

[thescot]

The factory temp sender is the rear of the head on the drivers side more less. This is the hottest spot for temps so its a good spot. IIFR the hole is to shallow for most if not all mechanical gauge sending units. Maybe a quality electric uses a smaller sender so that would do the trick. There is also a temp sender in the block that some rigs use for emissions, guess thats a possibility. The manifold....probably not the best location, but sirely others will chime in with their thoughts.

 

[bearsden]

thanks again thescot! The gauge i bought as you said,is to big for that spot.So I'm still debating.And there is another spot in front of the carb,and another on the side of the manifold and I don't know what either of those are and i'm trying to find out in the manual to see if i could disconnect one of those without screwing up anything else....

 

[Torxhead]

Bearsden, the temp gauge is pretty simple, I would be interested in what you are going to do for the fuel gauge and what brand is going to be used.

 

[oss]

I put mine in the side of the intake where the water jacket is , for temp. The fuel gauge is a Chevrolet gauge from O'Reillys. I just had to drill the holes for them.

 

[bearsden]

Bearsden, the temp gauge is pretty simple, I would be interested in what you are going to do for the fuel gauge and what brand is going to be used.[/QUOTE
I was going to try and fix the stock gauges but would also like another gauge that shows the actual temp.

 

[bearsden]

I put mine in the side of the intake where the water jacket is , for temp. The fuel gauge is a Chevrolet gauge from O'Reillys. I just had to drill the holes for them.

thanks oss ! got a p/n for that fuel gauge?