5.0L operating temps

[mr j-man]

hey!
just wanting to know what is the average coolant/water operating temps on the 5.0L efi mtr?
My 308 was fitted with a new temp sender and always read about 1/3 on the temp gauge (dash cluster).
And now that i have my 5.0L fitted to the same car,new temp sender, same dash cluster, the temps read off the scale and with the twin thermos runnig!
Has anyone else experienced this????
cheers

[Munz]

should be around the 85-95 i think,
Do you have the AU thermo's and a thermo switch

[ari666]

can you touch the top radiator hose without getting third degree burns?

if so your sender is probably the wrong resistance, just swap it back for you old one if you can.

[mr j-man]

should be around the 85-95 i think,
Do you have the AU thermo's and a thermo switch

nah mate their not the AU's, but i do have switch (manual overide)for the fans.

[mr j-man]

can you touch the top radiator hose without getting third degree burns?

if so your sender is probably the wrong resistance, just swap it back for you old one if you can.

shez hot but not 3rd degree....swaping back to the old sender was my next plan if i can find it! hopefully i can...dont particually wana run aftermarket gauges

[ari666]

you can pick up a stock sender from bursons for about 10 bucks.

[mr j-man]

you can pick up a stock sender from bursons for about 10 bucks.

yeah sweet! the one thats in it now is from autobahn and says its compatible with all holden v8''s fitted into vb's upto vr's.....abviously not!
what is it? the lower the resistance the higher the read out? or opposite?

[dirt drifter]

i think its lower resistance=higher readout.

cos if u earth the sender wire on the motor (no resistance) the needle goes right off the gauge

[ari666]

yeah im prety sure you are spot on

[Matty o]

funny u say this coz ive been having similar issues my 5l vr reads around 3/4 on the temp gauge constantly so i changed the sender and still no different so i put in an after market guage plumbed into the top radiator hose and it reads 88 degrees all the time so would i be right in assuming there is a problem with my cluster guage???

[mr j-man]

funny u say this coz ive been having similar issues my 5l vr reads around 3/4 on the temp gauge constantly so i changed the sender and still no different so i put in an after market guage plumbed into the top radiator hose and it reads 88 degrees all the time so would i be right in assuming there is a problem with my cluster guage???

hmm its got me thinkin that its the sender as the dash cluster was fine with the old 308 (cant find the old sender dammit!) now that the new 5.0L motor is in my VH its up the sh!t. is your 5.0l in the VR? or a different car? may just go to bursons and be done with it!! my new sender i fitted was the tridon brand!

[Matty o]

yea i fitted a tridon one to and no difference yea its in my vr

[Warranty Void]

Just my 2cents but the 304 has 2 temp senders, one for the computer one for the dash maybe they are different? does the 308 take one of these or completely different again?

[mr j-man]

Just my 2cents but the 304 has 2 temp senders, one for the computer one for the dash maybe they are different? does the 308 take one of these or completely different again?

the manifold mounted senders are the same from vb through to vr, thread size the same too! unless u run a performer manifold like i had on my 308 u will need to fit a bushing that threads into the manifold then the sender threads into it

[mr j-man]

fitted the old sender and good as gold!
cheers boys!

[phear11]

any chance you know the part number as im having issues that mine reads too cold lol

[mr j-man]

any chance you know the part number as im having issues that mine reads too cold lol

ahh not too sure on the part numbers, SCA, autobarn and bursons have them readily available. shouldnt be hard to source a new one. they are all the same from vb to vr or vs

[phear11]

i got another 1 from the wreckers will try that and see if it makes a differance if so ill get a brand new 1 when i know which is the right 1!