Tom and all, Original part number is 1770-732 which crosses to NAPA TS6460 and is the same for all 57-58 Number for 55-56 is 1507-050 which is NAPA TS6164 Dave Schwandt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Chvapil" <tchvapil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 4:21 PM Subject: [Chrysler300] 300D temperature sender > Hello everyone and Happy New Year. > > Finally got the 392 fired up, and after 20 minutes at 2500RPM (Isky cam > break in, as per manufacturer and my machine shop), everything was still > in place and sounded great. What a relief. > > But, I realized that my temp. sender, which I just got from a local store, > doesn't seem to correlate with my gauge. It is OK when cold, but at 105 it > is half way up the scale, and at 115 degrees it is pegged at hot.....so, I > am assuming that the gauge is OK. (I measured the temp at various points > with an infrared thermometer, and after warming up, even after the 20 > minute fast idle, it was still at 175.) > I tried adding a resistor, in the form of a tail light bulb, and that > brought the reading down back onto the scale, about 3/4 way up on the > gauge. > > Does anybody have any suggestions as to this idea (adding some resistance > into the circuit), or would it make more sense to get a correct sender? > > I was assured by NAPA that the sender they sold me is the correct one, but > I am not so sure. Does anybody have one, or a part number for one. > As always, any advice will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Tom in sunny Tucson > (Nice to be warm again, after our cold spell, which brought the temp at > our place, just outside of town, to mid teens over new Years day and > busted a 1 1/2" galvanized pipe from our pressure tank to the > house....lots of fun dealing with that.... > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the > "Leave Group" button > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > For archives go to > http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups > Links > > > ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/