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Re: probe position...
Incorrect. The sender on the front side drivers side head, is for the idiot light. The glow plug sender is on the block off plate on the back of the drivers side head.
I wonder if this might be the issue. By putting the probe at that block off plate, there is very little water movement there. It concerned me when I was going to use it (still plan to) that by putting my probe there, it might read lower than it should. If you notice, the factory spot, is in...
I put a brand new one in, that Autozone listed. it was NOT the right one. The engine NEVER came up to temp, and NEVER got hot. So you tell me? It was a totally different design tstat than the one thats in there now. The correct tstat for the 6.2 looks nothing like a standard small block...
Make sure you buy a REAL 6.2 thermostat!!!! Autozone and the likes claim to have the right one BUT ITS NOT. Go to NAPA or the dealer. The right tstat should run you in the $25 range.
If the wrong one is in there, the water pump just forces it open.... (which may be your problem)
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