starting to install mine and called spal up. said there would be no problem with hooking the power line to the starter where the positive cable connects. also said main reason teflon tape can affect the sensor is that people use too much of it. one other tip the tech suggested was to run a groung line to the radiator as the supports usually have rubber inserts in them and may not be making a good ground connection. hope this helps out.

thanks eddie, all good things to do, gonna run a ground wire to the sensor next time i feel like working on the car!

understand about working on it. i would run a good ground to the radiator not the sensor itself as doing that might keep the fans on all the time. when i get my radiator in i will hook a ground wire to one one the mounting screws for the fan unit as they are screwed into the frame of the radiator. just a quick question...did you have to unbolt the mounting frame of the radiator to remove it or can it be done with it in place?

no, the rad support stayed in the car through it all, i just removed the fan shroud and the rad...

Well, i check the sensor and it has a perfect ground...

wonder if it has anything to do with the sensor being in the radiator. maybe better off putting the sensor in the intake manifold. hopefully will have mine in by this weekend. will let you know how it works. btw, i got the radiator with the connection for the sensor in it so i will check on how it works.

[QUOTE=eddie20875]wonder if it has anything to do with the sensor being in the radiator. maybe better off putting the sensor in the intake manifold. hopefully will have mine in by this weekend. will let you know how it works. btw, i got the radiator with the connection for the sensor in it so i will check on how it works. [/QUOTE]

my temp sensor ofr the fans in on the drivers side tank, just below where the water comes into the rad, so the water is still gonna be plenty hot...

in post above, i called spal up to ask what should be used to seal the threads. they told me one reason they say not to use teflon tape is because people generally use too much. he said you could use it but at the least amount to seal it. i asked about rtv sealant and he said the basically the same thing, the least amount of anything to seal it. the connection on the radiator is under the return hose but with coolant circulating thru maybe it cools it too fast. just guessing on this. will let you know as i should be getting mine in hopefully this weekend.

well, tonight it ran and it ran just fine... I THINK what was happening was the new rad and engine were still "burping" air pockets out as tonight when I check the water level it was low and took about 2 qts....