Mechanical water temp gauge or electric water temp gauge

[74 360 dart sport]

Are they both equal

 

[Dana67Dart]

Yes

 

[Scody21]

Are they both equal

I vote mechanical for gauges whenever possible. Electric sending units can be finicky sometimes..

 

[67Dart273]

I have always preferred mechanical, but they are more difficult to deal with on Mopars because of sender size

 

[74 360 dart sport]

I have always preferred mechanical, but they are more difficult to deal with on Mopars because that is exactly what I am dealing with 67dart273

 

[74 360 dart sport]

That is exactly what I'm dealing with 67dart273

 

[4spdragtop]

Mechanical gauge with a TS17 Standard brand sender. Just like factory.

That is exactly what I'm dealing with 67dart273

 

[67Dart273]

There has been threads on this. One idea--that I intend to use if it comes to that--is a spacer under the water outlet, with a tapping(s) for your sender You want to keep the sender "low" and if possible, below the stat, meaning "not" in the rad tank. If you get a slow leak and don't notice, it can get below the sender and not register

I have thought about having a boss "tigged" onto the intake back where the intake covers the blank water port, but that would be relatively expensive.

I've also thought about taking a junk head and doing some "exploratory drilling" to see if there is a location in the heads that can be drilled/ tapped

Depending on who made the gauge, the smallest adapter I've seen is 3/8 NPT

Also seen guys put a 'tee" into the heater hose fitting but that does get it "up high" a bit

 

[74 360 dart sport]

Mechanical gauge with a TS17 Standard brand sender. Just like factory.


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Awesome

 

[4spdragtop]

You helped me realize it's an elec temp gauge, my bad!

Mechanical gauge with a TS17 Standard brand sender. Just like factory.


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Awesome

 

[chryslerfat]

You helped me realize it's an elec temp gauge, my bad!




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I only see a bikini

 

[33IMP]

Electric temp and pressure gauges are almost always 90° sweep, mechanical temp gauges use an unremovable Bourdon tube, and are usually 270° sweep.

 

[74 360 dart sport]

Mechanical gauge with a TS17 Standard brand sender. Just like factory.


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Mechanical gauge with a TS17 Standard brand sender. Just like factory.


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Mechanical gauge with a TS17 Standard brand sender. Just like factory.


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What mechanical gauge works with this

Electric temp and pressure gauges are almost always 90° sweep, mechanical temp gauges use an unremovable Bourdon tube, and are usually 270° sweep.

What does that mean

 

[67Dart273]

He's talking about the needle sweep. Some mechanical gauges have a 270 degree sweep face like this

But this is not always true, either