Today I installed the original style temperature sensor.
I drained about 4 quarts of coolant so that when I replaced the temp sensor at the intake manifold, I wouldnt have coolant everywhere.
The drained coolant looked pretty good for two years.
After installing the sensor, I filled up the radiator and overflow tank with Prestone 50/50 coolant. That took about 30 minutes or so to burp the cooling system and get the proper level. I will continue to monitor the coolant level.