Pics of where the best place to install a temp gauge on a 350?

[petey-pablo]

Originally Posted by storm9c1

+1 on the driver's side head for a normal flow Chevy V8 engine. On a reverse flow engine (like the 90s LT1), it went on the passenger side head.

You can also put it in the water pump or intake bung as others suggested. You might get a more consistent reading there since the heads do heat soak (and sometimes cars with EFI use two different sensors for this reason). If you are using EFI, and need a probe for the computer, I'd say use the WP or intake. If you are hooking up a gauge, I'd say put it in the head. A head will heat up very fast if there is a cooling issue and it will also show up on the gauge faster to warn you.

Not to High jack this thread but What's the difference of a reverse flow engine vs regular flow, Just curious because my 72 truck with a 78-90, 454BB has it on the passenger side? I am just kinda curious as I will be adding another after market water temp gauge and was thinking of putting it in the intake manifold or driver side head.

[storm9c1]

Originally Posted by petey-pablo

Not to High jack this thread but What's the difference of a reverse flow engine vs regular flow, Just curious because my 72 truck with a 78-90, 454BB has it on the passenger side? I am just kinda curious as I will be adding another after market water temp gauge and was thinking of putting it in the intake manifold or driver side head.

Reverse flow is only applicable to the '92-97 Corvette (and '94-96 B/D-Body) LT1 engine. On these motors, the WP was driven from the cam, and it pushed water through the heads first. It's actually a neat system. There are lots of details online about this, one link being: http://sstilletto.tripod.com/sstilletto/id11.html

Though now that I think about it, I'm not sure it matters which side head you put the temp sensor on.

[petey-pablo]

Originally Posted by storm9c1

Reverse flow is only applicable to the '92-97 Corvette (and '94-96 B/D-Body) LT1 engine. On these motors, the WP was driven from the cam, and it pushed water through the heads first. It's actually a neat system. There are lots of details online about this, one link being: http://sstilletto.tripod.com/sstilletto/id11.html

Though now that I think about it, I'm not sure it matters which side head you put the temp sensor on.

Thanks for the info.

[madchopper]

If my heads not have the ports to install the temp guage and now I am going to use the port on the intake, next 2 the thermostate for an eletric fan where can I put he probe for mecahnical temp guage. Or since the eletric fan has two probes can i split one to hook up a eletric temp guage.

[CEE1NG_RED]

Any pics to point it out?? Thanks.

[Hubscrub]

here's where in the drivers head

[CEE1NG_RED]

Originally Posted by Hubscrub

here's where in the drivers head

Water temp. gauge?