Water temp sensor location??
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Water temp sensor location??
I have 2006 250 diesel...i will be installing an after market water temp guage... My question is where is the factory sensor located? So that I can remove it and install a t fitting in its place and instal my after market sensor as well as the factory one again.
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You will get some coolant loss but not all that much came out when I did mine. You should prep the parts before hand, fitting the sender to the adapter (I used teflon paste pipe sealant) and have the sealant on the adapter threads before you remove the block plug. I lifted this from an earlier post I responded to...
"If you have the 6.0 then there is a block plug on the driver's side near the rear that you can get to from below the truck. You will need an adapter, Autometer part #2268, 16X1.5MM to 1/8NPT that fits the block and accepts the standard 1/8 NPT temp probe.
As far as wiring in a selector switch to allow you to monitor multiple inputs on the same gage, check out how I did it in the linked post. I currently have it set up to read front diff, tranny, rear diff, and coolant. I will add oil temp when I install the ESP luber and Oil Guard at the next oil change.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/68...ut-gauges.html "
Hmmm.... I tried the link from this post and it didn't work, so here's the link to the post I lifted it from, seems to work OK from there.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-location.html
"If you have the 6.0 then there is a block plug on the driver's side near the rear that you can get to from below the truck. You will need an adapter, Autometer part #2268, 16X1.5MM to 1/8NPT that fits the block and accepts the standard 1/8 NPT temp probe.
As far as wiring in a selector switch to allow you to monitor multiple inputs on the same gage, check out how I did it in the linked post. I currently have it set up to read front diff, tranny, rear diff, and coolant. I will add oil temp when I install the ESP luber and Oil Guard at the next oil change.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/68...ut-gauges.html "
Hmmm.... I tried the link from this post and it didn't work, so here's the link to the post I lifted it from, seems to work OK from there.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-location.html
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Does anyone have a link with some pictures or have any photos of this location. I have looked from beneath the truck but stil cannot find where this location is at.
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