I found this out the hard way also. Remove the valve cover, you will see that the rear rocker arm support bolt is in perfect alignment with the temp sender and if someone installed too long a bolt it will hold the temp sensor in. Sorry for the bad news.
Bob, Are you going to Spokane? I know it is a little late as I am leaving in the morning for Spokane. What car are you driving? I will be in a maroon 52 Buick woodie wagon with Oregon plates.
I have a 66 turbo 400 Buick transmission behind a 425 nailhead. I had the switch pitch torque convertor rebuild. Can I drive it for a 1,000 miles without hooking up the switch pitch assembly? Which position is the torque converter in if not wired up to electricity?
Did not work on the car today. Today I went and picked up all the stainless steel. He did a great job on it. The man repairing the pot metal upper grill bar (mustache) and chroming my bumper says he guarantees all his work except the mustache. It is in really bad shape. He says I should...
I took exact measurements of the hood guides and then I moved the latches to those dimensions and the hood closed. I have a large gap on the drivers side between hood and fender and I am going to work on that next. The right side looks very good. I suspect my replacement hood, though free of...
Yes that arm rests on the lip of the fender. The bolts for the latching mechanism are recessed as mine are flush with the vertical face of the fender. I am going to check my parts catalogue to see if the latch and the hoods are interchangeable between the two years.