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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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Aluminum Rad question...???

just picked up an aluminum rad and just wanted to know if there is anyway to hook up the stock sensors from the oem radiator to the aluminum.. on the oem rad there is a sensor that goes on top, then on bottom of rad with 2 wires connecting to some sensor... so my question is do i need these sensors put back on the sluminum rad and if so how can i do this..? was told dont need coolant level sensor and the other sensor that i dont know whats for..?
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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You could start by including what brand this mystery radiator is, and if the normal locations for the coolant level sender & water temp switch are there or not.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:40 PM
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Oops my bad. Will put pics up when I get home. Was told it's a cx racing with dual pass. It's got inlet n outlet with rad cap on right side top. A what looks to be a bleeder on top right and what looks to be a drain plug on bottom right
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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Nope, you won't be able to use the level sender or temp switch without drilling/tapping/welding.

The sender is pretty important. It keeps you from ruining the engine by getting too low on coolant.

The temp switch is related to the 3k RPM startup, but also affects cold start mixture. It can be bypassed by connecting the 2 wires together.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by RotaryRocket88
Nope, you won't be able to use the level sender or temp switch without drilling/tapping/welding.

The sender is pretty important. It keeps you from ruining the engine by getting too low on coolant.

The temp switch is related to the 3k RPM startup, but also affects cold start mixture. It can be bypassed by connecting the 2 wires together.

So i do need the level sender? how can i go about puting this in? how important is this? can it be bypassed
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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You can ground the add coolant sensor to the chassis...
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