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2.5 using 99 head in 96 model, not tapped for sender

tigerpaw240

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Bought a good cyl head out of a 99 but the temp sender (not coolant temp) switch hole is not in the head at the rear as on the old 96 head.Saw it mentioned on a 4.0 with this just to tap an additional hole in the thermo housing.Is this the best way to go? Don't have easy access to machine shop here and don't really want to drill and tap cyl head.Parts stores, even NAPA here don't list/can't get the 2.5 head any longer so even getting the right older one would be hard, so just used this one out of 99.Can the wire harness be rewired as I understand it, the CT sensor and the Temp sender use the same switch in the 97 up thermo housing, using the newer sensor.sender?
Thanks for any suggestions or good ideas.
 
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