Installing a Temp probe

[Walt Ebie]

I'm about to embark on installing a temp probe pipe in my upper hose and would like to hear from anyone who's done it as to the best way to go about it. That is, first, remove the upper hose. But after that, did you measure and cut the hose and put the probe pipe in it and then put it on the rad and block as one piece? Or did you put it on, a piece at a time from the top down or bottom up? There must be one way that works easier than another and, if there is, I'd like to hear about it.