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Originally Posted by DAVID GAGNARD
I'd be willing to bet on high speed, you could let that thing idle all day long and be o-k temp wise, now, you need to go do a parade and show off the car.
PS: Now that it's all working properly, I'd add some rust inhibitor/lubricant like Prestone and maybe a half gallon of anti-freezeDavid
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Its 95*F out now and I just let it sit idling in the driveway for 30 minutes and it stayed at 195 with the fan on low and between 185-190 with the fan on high. I have not added anything to the water yet, but plan to this eve.
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Originally Posted by patrickt
Don't do that -- just use a tube in the bottom of your lower radiator hose with the sensor welded in to it. It works very well and it's another job you can do largely while sitting at the kitchen table.  Here's a shot of mine:
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Yep, that's exactly how my primary sensor is installed in the upper hose. I was trying to avoid having another one of those in the system but I guess it really doesn't matter, its hidden down below anyway.