'82 460 - where is water temp sending unit?

spikedog · #1 (**permalink**) 08-02-2004, 10:20 AM

Got an '82 E-350 with 460 engine. Water temperature started swinging wildly this weekend on a 100 mile trip. Stopped and checked hoses, belts, nothing seemed amiss. Continued with trip and occasionally the temp gauge would peg out high, then come down. I saw no reason to believe the engine was overheating.

I couldn't find the sending unit - wondering where it is on this rig? I'm hoping to avoid taking the shroud off the engine in the cab, since it's a hassle, so I was just looking under the hood only. Is this perhaps a bad wire grounding out, with nothing wrong with the gauge or sending unit?

F 2fifter with a 4 sixter · #2 (**permalink**) 08-02-2004, 07:51 PM

my 84 f250 with a 460 water temp sending sending unit is on the front of the top of the engine on the drivers side on the intake mainfold close to the distributor cap im sure yours is there to it will have 1 wire connected to the top of it

spikedog · #3 (**permalink**) 08-03-2004, 09:15 AM

Thanks. I'll check it out. My Chilton's manual was no help.

spikedog · #4 (**permalink**) 08-04-2004, 03:10 PM

Bingo - found it! After pulling a few plug wires off the cap and the coil wire, I think I can even get a wrench on it. Thanks for the reply.