Technical 63 impala location for 2nd sender

Hey guys I’ve got a stock 63 impala with 327. I’m looking to install coolant temp gauge. It was screwed into where the idiot lights go but have reinstalled the idiot lights to have them working but now I don’t know where to put the accessory coolant temp sender.

 

Put it in the head.

 

You can drill and tap your intake manifold into the coolant p***age between the first two mounting bolts holding the intake manifold for 1/2" NPT.

 

And leave the teflon tape for something else - use Permatex 3H. Tape can cause false reading ...

 

Or use the teflon tape, then start a new thread called, "My Temp Gauge Ain't Reading Right".

 

I bought that sender with the tape on it

 

I bought a bottle of aspirin with a cotton ball in it, I removed the cotton. I think you will find you need to remove the Teflon tape as well. Check the head for a plug in the water jacket. If it doesn't have one, add the T-stat cover like is shown above.

 

Disagree with this, this is actually 2 senders in one, cold and hot. Both sides need to ground through housing.

 

This is iffy. Sender or temp probe will come in contact with the thermostat.

 

I think I’ll just go back and reinstall the temp gauge. I’m an idiot that can’t figure out the idiot light

 

With the key on ground the wires at the sender, should turn on both lights. If it does connect the light green to the terminal that turns the cold light on, dark green to the other one. If the lights don't come on, you have an issue under the dash or with the firewall connector.

 

If the temperature gauge is electric there is a way to make the idiot lights work from the gauge sensor. Using an LM393 comparator IC and some resistors, a circuit can be made that compares < 150f and > 250f from the sensor and sends signals to both cold and hot idiot lights. I am going to do this for my 59 Oldsmobile.