99Yuk
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I think he was offering to sell you his UD Pulleys. Buy them. You will like em. They will work nicely your new upgrades. You may have to buy another shorter belt again though.
BTW, I am jealous of your new water pump.
Electric water pump...
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I think he was offering to sell you his UD Pulleys. Buy them. You will like em. They will work nicely your new upgrades. You may have to buy another shorter belt again though.
BTW, I am jealous of your new water pump.
The temperature sensor, does it mount within the engine block?
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retorq
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Yes I mounted mine in the engine block, it needed an adapter. You can mount it into the intake as well if you have a spot for it.
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I have a 96 2 door tahoe with a 383 vortec. if i install an electronic water pump what serpentine belt can i use? part number?
99Yuk
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If you find one that works with a Vortec, let us know. I'll buy one too, and then I'll help work on the belt problem.
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i have a proform electric water pump.a friend of mine has one and it works great but his truck came with the belt so we dont kno where to get it.
99Yuk
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Wait! Your friend is running the Proform on a Vortec? Everything I read says it doesn't fit! The Summit guy wouldn't sell me one, says it's too different.
Your saying it does fit?
Your saying it does fit?
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yea ill get the part number and post it up later. i live in California and went to the Pomona swap meet to get mine. the only modification i saw on his truck was one of the hoses clamped shut. ill take a pic as well. i havent installd mine because i need a new belt.
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It WILL physically bolt up, you NEED to address the coolant bypass, you need to address the coolant bypass on anything with a thermostat and an electric pump whether it be bone stock TBI, bone stock Vortec or Vortec headed swap pre Vortec block ...
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You need a belt about 72 inches long ... atleast I did.
I had a spare belt laying around, I cut it, approximated the length, drove to the parts store and got one with the right number of ribs in the length I needed. They let me try it on my truck before I bought it.
The only mod he had n his truck with the electric pump was a clamped off hose?? I'm finding that hard to believe ...
Any chance you have the part # or link for the adapter?
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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ATM-2264/
75% positive that is the one ...
My kit came with one and I had one in another set of heads already ...
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Yes my other two sensors are there and working. There is a temp sensor in the drivers head that runs the gauge, the one in the front of my intake that tells the computer what temp the coolant is at the thermostat (I used my bypass port) and one in my passengers head that turns the fans on when the temp hits 190.
It's on the expensive side, but i was thinking of using this harness
http://www.hollisterroad.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MarkVIII
My one question - this comes with two 3/8 temp sensors so I can turn on the low and high, are there two locations I can use on our tahoes? If not, how big of a deal is it to drill the proper sized hole directly into the block? Is there any other way you can think of to rig the second sensor if there isn't a second location I can use?
My goal is to use both the low and high speed part of the fan.
apologies for the questions - this is really throwing me on how to do this!
http://www.hollisterroad.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MarkVIII
My one question - this comes with two 3/8 temp sensors so I can turn on the low and high, are there two locations I can use on our tahoes? If not, how big of a deal is it to drill the proper sized hole directly into the block? Is there any other way you can think of to rig the second sensor if there isn't a second location I can use?
My goal is to use both the low and high speed part of the fan.
apologies for the questions - this is really throwing me on how to do this!
SunlitComet
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This the best way I think. Look at a few there are different sizes for different hoses.
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...001&Jnar=0&N=0&catalogId=10002&itemPerPage=90
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You should be able to fit a probe in one of those.
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...001&Jnar=0&N=0&catalogId=10002&itemPerPage=90
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You should be able to fit a probe in one of those.
great idea...any idea on the size of the upper radiator hose? (i checked a few sites and they were showing 1.24 ID)
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=5993
Also, can you confirm if our Tahoes use 3/8 temp sensor?
With your idea, i can plug one sensor into the block using the existing hole and the other into this adapter....think it will work?
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=5993
Also, can you confirm if our Tahoes use 3/8 temp sensor?
With your idea, i can plug one sensor into the block using the existing hole and the other into this adapter....think it will work?
SunlitComet
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Not immidiately sure on either front. One hose I just looked at had different dimensions. Head to a part store and have the staff pull from stock for comparison. How well the adapted sensor works depends, if not adjustable, will depend on placement of the adapter. If the temp probe is variable and the controller recognizes that and is settable then your only worry is to make sure you don't install in a way to get a air bubble if even likely. I dont see that happening though. If you were thinking of moving the I/P gauge sender to the adapter I would leave it in the block. Put the fan trigger sensor in the adapter on the upper hose. That would be the technically correct thing to do. if you were using two sensors for fan triggering for what ever reason there are adapters that have two ports.
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I have the original gauge temp sensor still in the original location in the drivers head with the original wire. My PCM temp sensor is located in the front of the intake in the Vortec bypass, stock wiring that has been lengthened. I put a temp sensor in the passengers side head that runs up to the OE wiring by the AC and up to the relay which is between the battery and the front shell.
No engine codes.
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Dual temp sensors?! You are overthinking this ...
SunlitComet
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That is what you think. Some people may use two fans that could be triggered by different sensor. Sorta like "Too damn hot max cooling required" kinda thing. There are other possibilities. I am interested in putting a electric pressure gauge for system pressure. I wild thought I know. When I do efans I will will be using the flexalite controller with a stick probe for radiator unless I could find a more advanced controller with a screw-in probe at which point if I do the pressure gauge too I would need dual ports. One drawback is all the Autometers that would have the right measurement scale have fuel printed on the face plate. Kinda of a bummer for me. Always looking for possibilities.
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