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Temp Sender cut and thread approach
Temp Sender cut and thread approach This is regarding my 86 Monte Carlo SS and the desire to use, among the other stock guages, the stock temp gauge with the LS2 transplant.
First off.. I have been down the path of drilling the head and was looking for an alternative..
I have seen the adaptors but didnt like the fact that the sender would be outside the head due to the difference in size..
Also saw the resistor in parallel with stock style sender but didnt like the curve it produced in testing..
Through this forum I found that LS1MCSS had found that he was able to turn down the stock 3/8 NPT sender to adapt to the 12mm on the LS2 head.
I asked for his help on turning one down and graciously he did.. Thanks!!!
Below is the picture of the end result of LS1MCSS work on my stock sender...
First off.. I have been down the path of drilling the head and was looking for an alternative..
I have seen the adaptors but didnt like the fact that the sender would be outside the head due to the difference in size..
Also saw the resistor in parallel with stock style sender but didnt like the curve it produced in testing..
Through this forum I found that LS1MCSS had found that he was able to turn down the stock 3/8 NPT sender to adapt to the 12mm on the LS2 head.
I asked for his help on turning one down and graciously he did.. Thanks!!!
Below is the picture of the end result of LS1MCSS work on my stock sender...
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Is this something you can do to the Autometer sender. NOt the short stubby one that adapts into the adapter. Problem with that one is that it doesnt protrude into the head. The other short sweep sender part #Auto Meter 2258 is longer and wont fit through the adpaters small hole. Can this sender be turned down to bypass using the metric adapter?
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Is this something you can do to the Autometer sender. NOt the short stubby one that adapts into the adapter. Problem with that one is that it doesnt protrude into the head. The other short sweep sender part #Auto Meter 2258 is longer and wont fit through the adpaters small hole. Can this sender be turned down to bypass using the metric adapter?
1st gen camaros used a sender that is 1/2" pipe. It's too big to turn down. The mid 80's sender is 3/8" pipe and might be the same ohm rating, but I can't promise it.
I saw one a few days ago that had the actual sender part that was too big to fit through the 12MM hole, but the threads were only 3/8 pipe. I wouldn't try to cut it because I was afraid it would cut through before I got it small enough. So the short answer to your question is NO.