Need to find a place for coolant temp sensor

[Tosh Dickenson]

Looking to add a digital coolant temp gauge to my 1964 Deville with the 429.  The temp sensor is 3/8 NPT and manufacturer wants it installed in intake or cylinder head in a continuous flow of coolant.

Only threaded port I can see is where the existing temp sending unit is at the front of the driver cylinder head.  Anybody know of any other threaded ports on the heads?

Thanks!

[0wmawhs0nd6nt]

Tony,

Thanks for the kind words. There are tons of guys more skilled than me but I am persistent if nothing else. Yes, I make the replacement control arms. 

My car does get a fair bit of attention at shows because it is unique. There is a lot of same old same old at shows. When true car guys get to mine they stop, stare for a bit and then come the questions. Very gratifying and I meet lot's of interesting people during the course of any show my car is in. 

Unfortunately, my car isn't a 63/64, it's a 62 and a very plain Jane at that. The only option is soft ray tinted windows and a dealer installed block heater. It's plainer that a Chevy Biscayne. I bought it as a parts car 22 years ago. We bonded and I spared it. Being a very Vanilla car it's restored value would not cover the cost of getting it into show shape so I resto modded it to make it a sporty version. A 1962 CTS. I made custom rear trailing arms that let me change to QA1 coil over shocks, had stiffer front springs made, put in a TREMEC 5 speed, a Ford 9" diff and many more details that are too numerous to mention. 

Here are some links to stories about my car. They both get things wrong. The first one get's hydro boost brakes confused with turbo charging if you can imagine that and the second get the year of the motor and the cylinder head mods mixed up. Oh well. For the most part they are okay articles and the authors mean well. I particularly enjoyed the second author. He really understood my passion for my car.

Thanks again,

Dan

https://mystarcollectorcar.com/june-2018-62-cadillac-series-62-coup...

https://driving.ca/cadillac/column/its-mine/its-mine-1962-cadillac-...

[0wmawhs0nd6nt]

Wow, that's quite a family history involving some pretty enviable automobiles. It's nice to know that your son has inherited the family car gene. Who knows how many generations yet to come will drive a succession of Grandpa's cars! You clearly "Enjoy"! Cheers,,,