OK. So today I rechecked all my wiring. All correct. I talked to Spal again. What they told me is that the sender that was included in the fan relay package was not their sender?? I called Griffin and they have now confirmed that even though the Spal relay box says it comes with a Spal 3/8" stainless steel sender, what they sent me was a 1/4" brass sender. When I asked why, Griffin told me that the Spal stainless steel 3/8" was basically the same as the brass one they sent me and if they were to buy and include the Spal sender, they would have had to up the price of my already $1200.00 combo unit. Sounds like they were looking to maximize their profit margins. I asked Griffin if they could sell me the Spal sender and they said they do not sell them? Strange. Talked to Spal again and he told me to start the car and place a jumper wire from the sender to a ground. Fans started right up. Car cooled all the way down to like 170 idling. SO. If Griffin sent the correct 3/8" stainless sender, I would not have had to use the 3/8 x 1/4" bushing which I loaded with Teflon to keep it from leaking. Then I had the 1/4" unit to screw into the bushing? Better to use stainless steel with aluminum #1, and to go straight in 3/8" without using stupid bushings. SO, my whole issue was caused by Griffin sending me probably a cheap sender and Teflon preventing a good ground. So now I am waiting on a good 3/8" sending unit and we will see where that goes. On another Griffin note, my bottom hose is leaking terrible. I think the bottom connection is about two inches more to the center of the car. That makes that bend from motor to radiator tighter and the new rubber hose doesn't seem to want to conform to that bend very well. I think they call it a 1.75" hose and I was looking at buying a 135 degree silicone hose with each leg being 10" long so it will take that tighter bend and I can cut the arms where I need to. Has anyone here had these issues with the bottom hose and used silicone? Is it more forgiving than the rubber? And what are the best clamps to use for the silicone? I will keep this post going as I change the parts and get her where she needs to be.
