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Any advice on adding a temp gauge to a 28 motor? I’m building a speedster and would like to have a gauge instead of trying to see a moto meter?

. You can use a bourdon tube or electric gauge. The sender should go in the block but it's not a good idea to drill and tap a hole in a 28 water jacket so place the sender in the upper radiator hose. You have to buy the right length tube with a bourdon tube gauge. (That copper wire is really a capillary tube so you can't cut it and twist it together.) (See following web page for more info: <http://home.znet.com/r1937/Temp.htm>). .
. Most electric gauges are 12 volt but do have a wire connection.
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From what I know of the 28 engines, I would put the temp gauge sender in the thermostat housing before the thermostat. If you use a new style pellet thermostat instead of the original bellows type, there should be adequate room for it.