Reply to "In Line Water Temp Sensor"

Murray,

Perhaps I am missing something, but why are you not just installing the Ford temp sensor that thousands of Pantera's are still using with their Veglia gauges?

As long time owners come to understand, while the mismatch of the Ford sensor and the Veglia gauge results in readings that are not necessarily accurate,they are none-the-less quite sufficient at monitoring the coolant system performance.

A Pantera will tell you that the cooling system is not functioning correctly when upon shut down it bubbles, gurgles, and boils all the way through the expansion tank until it spits out on the ground.

Unless that is happening you really do not have any cooling problem. And whatever the numbers on the gauge are indicating is merely a number.

An oil pressure gauge needs to be giving a correct reading. This is not the case for a water temperature gage.

Different owners report different regular coolant temperatures, ranging from 160° to 220°. None of those readings are wrong or correct. All of those readings are merely numbers. The true story is told in the performance of your system and any gauge will let you know if it is not functioning properly once you understand what is normal for your car.

That being said, I would install the Ford sensor and learn what numbers on your gauge indicate a healthy or a not healthy coolant system.

Larry