Re: DUH!

"Steve" <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> tranch wrote:
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>>     My CRS (Can't Remember ****) is acting up again! I've finally
gotten 
>> around to doing more work on my 300 that I've shoehorned a 426 into. My

>> problem for today!? (Geeze I'm gettin old!) The crate engine doesn't
come 
>> with an oil pressure or water temp switch and I can't for the life of
me 
>> remember where they go! I had an old Hemi service manual, BUT, I put it

>> away so I wouldn't lose it! Yep. Forgot where I put it!
>
> You mean water temp sender and oil pressure sender? For stock locations:
>
> Water temp goes on the waterpump housing, either upright to the driver's

> side and behind the T-stat (early housings) or pointing forward below
and 
> to the right of the T-stat (later housings).
>
> Oil pressure sender taps are either one of the two threaded ****ts on the

> top of the block at the rear, just forward of the bellhousing mating 
> flange. The unused ****t should (of course) be plugged ;-)  Here's the 
> arse-end of my 440, and you can see the oil pressure switch installed in
a 
> brass T-block so that I can have my idiot light and a mechanical guage
at 
> the same time. I would've used the other tapped hole instead of a
T-block, 
> but its too close to the firewall in this particular car.
>
>
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    Thanks Steve. I thought that's where they went but just couldn't 
remember. The water pump housing has 2 plugs in it so I can pick one to
use 
and the rear of the block has plugs in it already so I can take one out to

use it for the oil pressure.