92-95 Civic Half Size Radiator Installation

[stat1K]

the sensor i have came with a brass fitting adapter but it is too big for the original port... the sensor and the fitting both. so my idea was the same one that new accord driver had and that is to attach the brass fitting adapter to a piece of pipe (weld it in) then attach the sensor into that. however, my only question is which hose (radiator hose) should i splice this pipe into... the upper or the lower? or does it matter?

i realize that brass does not weld well so i will be replacing the brass with a steel one... but i'm just wondering which hose is the intake? i imagine it is the upper.

[newaccorddriver]

the sensor i have came with a brass fitting adapter but it is too big for the original port... the sensor and the fitting both. so my idea was the same one that new accord driver had and that is to attach the brass fitting adapter to a piece of pipe (weld it in) then attach the sensor into that. however, my only question is which hose (radiator hose) should i splice this pipe into... the upper or the lower? or does it matter?

i realize that brass does not weld well so i will be replacing the brass with a steel one... but i'm just wondering which hose is the intake? i imagine it is the upper.

i dont think it would matter that much cause either way, the coolant isnt really moving until the engine warms up and the thermostats open. so if i had to venture a guess, id say upper cause its near the thermostat

[A20A1]

hrm... well there are other hoses that go to the heater core and I think that one of them is on the block side of the thermostat housing. So that would be closest to the way the stock one is set up.

[stat1K]

so do you guys think it really matters? cause everyone says the stock gauge is really inaccurate so i don't know if i really want to do it like that.

[A20A1]

Well that has to do with the sensor and the gauge. The location is good.

[stat1K]

but all of the coolant lines should be the same temperature shouldnt they?

[A20A1]

yeah but if the thermostat/pump fails it's probably better to get the temp closer to the block/head then trusting what might get cooled by being close to the radiator.

up to you though.

[stat1K]

ok so one last question. do i really need the thermostat... because i've talked to people that just make theirs stuck open or take it out entirely in arizona. i mean it rained all yesterday and it's 90 already at 940 am. it sounds like a bad idea to me but i dunno... or could i take it out for summer and put it in for winter or would that just be dumb?