Help!!!!

Yeah,,,,been busting *** all weekend to get this fish swimmin again. Then today for some brain-fartted reason the temp sender snapped flush with the intake manifold. Got to love that cheap *** brass **** they are making now a days. Oh what fun it will be to try and get that damn thing out. So riddle me this,,,if i am installing the three under-dash gauges where the hell does the sender for the temp gauge go? I thought it was to go where the other piece was but that is a big fat no. just to give and idea what I am talking about,,,it is a long spring coil covered piece with a brass piece about 2 inches long on the end that has a brass fitting above it with threads. I am lost again!!!! You guys are prolly laughing your asses off everytime you read my new post. Trust me the family is laughing everytime I start to type. I installed the oil part that is the brass fitting and a clear plastic tube in the stock oil pressure switch location. Hope that is right. I guess this engine is almost tooo simple for me thats why I am having issues. I installed an in line fuel filter today. That has to be a positive move. A friend mentioned a filter that is inside the carb, does this sound true at all before I tear it open to see? I had a guy at the parts store tell me the symptoms I am having sound like a bad EGR valve. I didnt think thiese cars had those. Can you tell I am at wits end? So I am asking again for the millionth time,,,please help!