overheating problem fixed!!!!

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Originally Posted by Slonaker

I had that problem when I used a 70s sender on an '86 gauge when I did my 305 to 350 swap. Scared the you know what out of me when I was breaking it in. The sender that fits your block won't work with your gauge, so you have to use an adapter. Could this be what happened?

Slonaker

i bought a new sender when i did the engine swap, i also had to use an adapter because the hole in my head was a lot bigger than the stock sender.

the stock gauge was working fine until about a year after the engine swap.