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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 05:21 PM
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Hello all!

I just took it upon myself to buy new aluminum heads. However I have a temp sender from the old iron heads. As you may have guessed it they're a different size. So I decided to say the heck with it and get a whole temp sender unit with a gauge. The issue I'm now facing is how to route the probe and line through the firewall. Any suggestions?

Oh btw I have a 1979 Corvette
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 05:49 PM
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Try running it through grommet for speedometer cable
Wilcox has a sending unit that will fit I think. It's a turned down oem unit.
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Speedo cable it is! I'll try that later tonight Speedreed!
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All set, found the hole and it worked great. Thanks again!
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