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    Temp Gauge Water Port

    So I installed an electric fan from wild horses and the thermo sensor that came with it. Not seeing another spot at the time, I temporary used the water port for the temp gauge to install the new senor.

    Now I want to reconnect the temp sensor but cant seem to find another spot. Is there only one water port on a 302, or am I just overlooking the other? If there is only on place on the intake manifold, does anyone have other ideas? Thanks in advance.
    David Rowe
    '74 Bronco Ranger, 351W w/ FiTech Injection, ZF5 5sp, Titan Blackbox Underdrive to Np205 TCase, Full Width Hi Pinion 44 & Ford 9" w/ disks, 4x4x2 w/ hydro steer, 23 Gallon Tank, Protofab bumpers and on-board air.
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    Re: Temp Gauge Water Port

    I put a T on it's side in the heater line port and put the temp sender for my EFI in the top and the heater hose off the side.
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      Re: Temp Gauge Water Port

      I had my lower drilled and tapped.

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      • #4
        Re: Temp Gauge Water Port

        I seem to recall most 5.0s having a large boss on the thermostat housing that can be drilled and tapped as well. Cheap junkyard option & an easy to get to location.
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        • #5
          Re: Temp Gauge Water Port

          I put mine in the port in the back of the manifold for my electric fan and had issues with air trapped and the fan not coming on because it's a closed off port with no flow. I picked up a t stat housing tapped with pipe thread from napa and it was cheap and solved my issues

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          • #6
            Re: Temp Gauge Water Port

            Shouldn't the temperature sensor for an electric fan be on the radiator side of the thermostat?

            Never mind I looked them up and see that some of the fan temperature sensors mount in the engine and some mount on the radiator. I agree with the previous posts, putting it in the thermostat housing seems like the easiest.
            Last edited by pippinmader; 07-31-2012, 10:25 AM.
            Build thread

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            • #7
              Re: Temp Gauge Water Port

              Drill and tap the T-Stat housing. The hole is mostly there.

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