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08-08-2014, 03:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Enfield NH
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engine swap
I just put a new 408sbc in my 86 C10, and the temp gauge pegs out after it has run for a few minutes, but engine doesn't seem to be running hot. I even took it down the road a couple of miles. The temp sensor was in it from the shop, and is new, any ideas ?
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08-08-2014, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Gallatin, TN
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Re: engine swap
Bad gauge?
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08-08-2014, 04:13 PM
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Re: engine swap
it worked fine prior to the swap ?
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08-08-2014, 10:47 PM
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Location: Jasper, IN
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Re: engine swap
Get an infared hear gun before anything more. I wouldn't risk it getting hot with no temp guage. Couls be bad wiring, sendor or guage, but i wouldn't run it until knowing temps, and even then only a little until a reliable guage is installed.
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08-08-2014, 11:57 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Enfield NH
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Re: engine swap
Thanks, it ended up being the sensor.
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