AFTERMARKET WATER TEMP GAUGE ?

[XMAN JR]

I am thinking of putting in aftermarket gauges in the 67 gtx. Who has an aftermarket water temp gauge & where on the engine did you install it ? 440 engine I want to keep the heater hoses.

 

[kiwigtx]

Autometer from Summit Racing are a decent price and reliable.

 

[khryslerkid]

Depends on what water pump you have. Some have a bigger plug that will accept the mechanical sending unit. Some have the smaller threaded hole for the electric guage. I guess you could drill and pipe tap that one for the large sending unit.

I used a heater hose port with the brass adapter for now.

This is the small electric guage sending unit.

I liked the Auto_gage units..

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Here with a 3/4 npt brass fitting. If I remember correct.

 

[69L48Z27]

I used the plug up between the heater hoses for the water sending unit.

 

[Ranger16]

I also have Autometer and installed the sensor between the heater hoses and the radiator hose on the water pump. This is on a 383 so I'm not 100% sure your 440 is the same, but I think it may be.

 

[moparedtn]

Here's a thread where some of us kicked this around a couple years back:
https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/1-4-heater-hose-outlet-on-a-440.140412/
I believe you'll find what you're looking for there.

 

[tonysrt]

I used a 1" adapter that is threaded for additional fittings that I needed for my hemi when I converted to Fuel Injection. It goes between thermostat housing and water pump. Its a Mezeire water neck spacer # WN 0028U and I got it from Summit.