Great coolant fan switch adapter - lousy price
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Great coolant fan switch adapter - lousy price
Since I am going carbureted, I needed a place to put my 3/8" fan switch. We all know how small the coolant sensor hole is in the LSX heads so, the 3/8" fan switch will not fit. In looking for a place to mount my coolant fan switch I found this adapter by Howell. Tidy solution but one lousy price. $35 for a brass fitting? Really?
http://www.howellefi.com/customer/fa...h-adaptor.html
http://www.howellefi.com/customer/fa...h-adaptor.html
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How handy are you? I needed a place to put my stock sensor for the temp gauge when I did my RX7. The $35 fitting wasn't even an option at the time. I got a 12mm lug bolt. Put it in a drill press and drilled it all the way through with a small drill, then a bigger drill down the length of the lug head. Then tapped it for the stock sensor. The tapered lug bolt seats nicely against the head without any sealer or gasket. Worked like a charm.
Andrew
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That is pretty slick. However, I am just not a big fan of custom items that may need to be replaced. I would hate to be in the situation of having one of these sensor/switches die in a pinch and then not be able to replace it without making a custom piece. For wear items or items that could fail with time, I want to be able to go the auto parts store and buy a replacement.
Mike
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When I did my swap in a 92 Chevy truck I drilled out the hole in the back of the passenger side head. It has a plug init from the factory and you just pull it out, drill and tap with a pipe thread tap and you should be fine. It worked great for me, I used it to put the original temp sender from the truck in
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When I did my swap in a 92 Chevy truck I drilled out the hole in the back of the passenger side head. It has a plug init from the factory and you just pull it out, drill and tap with a pipe thread tap and you should be fine. It worked great for me, I used it to put the original temp sender from the truck in
You know, I think I am going to do this. I did not want to modify any wearable parts, but this particular solution just seems to be the easiest and make the most sense. I can do this easily and for free.
Last edited by speedtigger; 12-06-2010 at 10:46 AM.