Temp gauge question

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I just purchased a '46 Super Deluxe convertible. I'm new to Fords but have owned and restored a couple of prewar CAdillacs, a post war Packard and Chrysler New Yorker.

Question I have is my temp gauge registers a couple of needle widths to the right of center operating in an ambient temperature of 65*. When I temped the coolant in the radiator it was 165*. I parked it in the shop and set the throttle to around 1500rpm and let it run. Highest the temp got was 178* and the needle on the gauge was about a width to the left of hot. I'm not worried about overheating it at this time.

It has a single single wire senser on the passenger side head. The port on the other side has the heater hose mounted. I may be mistaken but weren't there two sensers used on those engines, one a single wire and the other a two wire switch.

There is no evidence that I can find where wires on the drivers side have been cut off.

Is this going to be a simple matter of replacing the senser on the passengers side?


Thanks.

tony