Temp sender location, f134.

I am wanting to add a temp gauge to my jeep. My jeep has a 63 F134 engine in it. I went out and bought a gauge cluster that has a engine oil pressure, voltage gauge, and a temp gauge. I am having trouble deciding where to put the temp sensor. The sensor is a thermometer style not electric. it came with a few fittings, I just don't know were to put it. My engine has a heater hose coming off the waterpump through the heater core to a fitting on top of RH side of head. It still has the original temp sending unit on RH side of head in the rear that I will hook up also. I am just not real trusting in a gauge without actual numbers. Thanks for the help in advance.

 

Wow, nobody has a mechanical temperature gauge on a f134? Maybe that is why I cannot find a place to put it. I thought I read somewhere they make something to put in line with the top or bottom radiator hose and you put the temp probe into it. The temp gauge in cluster is bad so I really need to get some sort of gauge. Have been thinking about removing temp sender and using that location till I get cluster repaired.

 

I installed a mechanical temp sensor in my F head. I had to use one of the brass fittings that came with the guages! I am pretty sure It was on the right(passenger) side of the head towards the back. I will have to check tomorrow and post a pic for you.

 

THANKS in advance.

 

Yup, that's the place.
Use a "T" fitting and you can run both an electric and a mechanical sending unit if you want to.

 

I'll have to look at mine tomorrow and see where I put it. But passenger side towards the back sounds about right.

 

Had to remember how to link the pics but hope this helps
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Well took jeep to shop and drained the coolant. I pulled the original electric temp sender out. I then had the fun task of removing the brass fitting that the sender threaded into from the head. It didn't have anything to get ahold of to thread it out so I tried putting a easy out in it and it didn't budge. I even went as far as to put a half inch breaker bar on easy out and it was stuck. I then took and cut small grooves all the way around inside diameter of fitting being carefull to not cut into threads. I then took a small pointed punch and broke small pieces out of fitting till the majority of it came loose and was able to remove it. The new sender threaded into head with no trouble. After puting everything back together and filling back up with coolant it all worked and had no leaks. The temp went up to about 195 degrees then dropped back down to around 185. Glad to know I havn't been driving around with an overheating engine. Thanks for all the help.