tonyown Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I bought a mechanical temp gauge on ebay and I'm not sure on wich hose I need to cut... is it the upper right hose on the rad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyown Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 can anyone answer? I'd like to install it today but I still dont know wich hose to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalman294 Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 You need to put it in the hose pre radiator, coming from the motor, because that gives you a more accurate temp of the motor before the water has a chance to cool down in the radiator. Post radiator may be 20-30 degrees cooler but your motor may have been damaged 15 degrees ago. The hose connected to the water pump is the hose you put the temp guage in. Because the cooled water is returned to the head first after the radiator. How much did you pay for the kit..............? :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 (edited) The hose connected to the water pump is the hose you put the temp guage in. Because the cooled water is returned to the head first after the radiator. Put it in the hose going from the head to the top of the radiator. You got it backwards. Water flows from the bottom of the radiator to the engine/water pump. The pump then sends the coolant to the cylindars and flows up to the cylindar head. Then from the cylindar head to the top of the radiator. If it flowed how you descibed it then you loose just the tiny's bit of coolant then you have no coolant circulating at all. The pump doesnt get fed any more since the top of the radiator is empty while the bottom is still full. Hot water is has less density so as it cools it gets more dense. The denser coolant goes to the bottom of the radiator. On the banshee this isnt that big of an issure becase the radiator tanks are on the top and bottom. Look at automobiels. The coolant tanks are on the sides. Why is the water pump feed from the bottom of one of the tanks, becuase it is where the coolest coolant is. If you dont believe me take your banshee out for a drive. Then feel the top and bottom radiator tanks and see for your self wich is hotter. The hotter one it the return and the cooler one is the feed. josh Edited September 1, 2006 by jbooker82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodge Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 like Josh says, the hose from the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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