The one in the second picture is the stock location on the head, not the block, I have never seen one mounted on the thermostat outlet before, interesting. I suspect you have a gauge and an idiot light hooked up. Not a bad thing in my opinion. I have modified the thermostat housing with a nipple to send warm coolant warm a base plate I had made that bolted to the bottom of the intake manifold, where the exhaust manifold normally attaches. I did this on an engine with headers, and it helped with cold weather operations. I used to drive my cars until snow actually fell, so if the temps were below freezing, it would help the engine run and idle better after the engine warmed up.
__________________
Jeff R
60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic
67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C
1971 Fiat 130 Coupe 3.2L SOHC V6, ZF 5-speed
78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered
77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5
73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed
71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl
05 Dodge Magnum 3.5L SOHC V6
06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed!
2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!)
2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered)
|