Temp. sensor baffled!!!

You want to be a bit careful when adding adapters to a temp sender because it affects the sender reading more than you think it would.
I've seen them read up to 15 degrees cooler than the engine is just by adding one adapter.
The aftermarket senders for mechanical gauges don't seem to be as affected because they usually have a long tube that gets down in the coolant flow.
The 70’s sensor came from class. Ind. the 80’s came from auto zone.