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Old 04-10-2024, 10:45 PM   #1
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Temp sensor issue

Hello everyone,
My temp gauge is not showing temperatures above 100 degrees. I have a new sending unit and I have connected another temp gauge, and I am still getting the same result. I know the motor is getting hotter than 100 degrees.
Has anyone else had this issue? Is there another sending unit that I should be using?
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Old 04-10-2024, 11:53 PM   #2
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Re: Temp sensor issue

I had that symptom on my 1969 truck and I had the wrong sender. I understand 60-72 and perhaps a couple years beyond that required the same sender for the stock gauge to read correctly. You didn't mention if you have a stock gauge or what year you're dealing with, perhaps 62. Are you dealing with stock gauge or aftermarket? If stock gauge, does your temperature sender look like one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C9SM22/

If you have a more modern engine that does not have the 1/2NPT hole to accept the sender, they can be turned to 3/8NPT by a machinist. This has been discussed a bit in the 67-72 section, have the temperature sender machined down and re-threded to fit the hole (in the head in the case of my 1969 350 engine). I had forum member A1971Blazer turn and thread mine. Other people had it done by brian mac. Here are a couple of threads where it is discussed.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=703388
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=627880

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Old 04-11-2024, 12:16 AM   #3
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Re: Temp sensor issue

The motor is a 1988 and that may what I bought. I do have the stock (repop) gauge; however, I connected a newer VDO temp gauge and same result. The temp sender looks like the ones in the links in your post. I guess I should try one of those units for the 1962.
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