water temp sensor mech gauge
05-29-2012, 11:01 PM
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water temp sensor mech gauge so ive been struggling in finding this stupid adapter to get my mechanical water temp gauge to work in this m11x1.5 thread hole in the side of the head. well i finally broke down and grew some *****. 1; brand new ls3 head 1; 7/16 drill bit 1; cordless dewalt drill 1; 1/4 npt tap. guess what i did 
worked like a charm and now i dont have to worry about finding these cheap *** conversion bungs that seem to keep breaking when you tighten them just enough you think it wont leak. ill post pics when i get my cord for the phone. i did this all while in the vehicle too. i might have gotten lucky but hell it worked!
take it for what it is and all its worth but this was my best option.
worked like a charm and now i dont have to worry about finding these cheap *** conversion bungs that seem to keep breaking when you tighten them just enough you think it wont leak. ill post pics when i get my cord for the phone. i did this all while in the vehicle too. i might have gotten lucky but hell it worked! take it for what it is and all its worth but this was my best option. 
05-30-2012, 12:29 PM
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I have a 3/8 npt adapter for my Stewart Warner mechanical gauge but that will require drilling the hole out to 9/16 before tapping. I didn't know there was an adapter made for 1/4 npt that will allow the thermal bulb to pass through. What is the part number? I was a little afraid of drilling out to 9/16 on a new head.
