I have a 6.0 in my 68 camaro and need some kind of adaptor for the old style sending unit or a retrofit one (the one for the side of the head). any info would help or point me in the right direction, thanks.

 

Call street & performance 479-394-5711 ask for mark,thats where i got mine from.

 

Thanks, I'll do that.

 

you can also buy them from any hydraulic place you have locally,,, I am looking for the thread size, I think it was a 16mm NPT to 1/4 NPT ...

 

Sounds like oil sending size, mine was 16mm to 1/8 . They have your size also.

 

I dont remember tony... I know it was a 16mm to whatever the size of your sending unit is. as mention b4 i got mine from a local hydraulic hose shop lot cheaper just my .02
good luck


also jegs and summit sell them from autometer products...

 

The temp sender hole in the head is 12mm x 1.50

The oil pressure is 16mm x I believe 1.50 but don`t quote me on the pitch.

 

thanks, ill check into all those. Also, do i need a 400 ohm resistor for my alt.?
does my idiot have resistance?

 

470ohm, but yes you should use it to prevent cooking the alt

 

where exactly do I put this 470 ohm resistor? I don't want to burn up this alt.
Thanks

 

autometer makes adapters for it for their oil sending unit.. which converts metric to sae

 

I'd use a light bulb instead of a resistor (that is if these are like the CS and SI alternators). I just put it under the hood inline of that trigger wire.

Also, I know I'm going to run into this same issue soon enough. I'm thinking of just finding a brass metric adapter that is close to what I need, drill out the center hole to 1/4" or whatever and just tap it to the standard thread I'd need.

 

I am going to guess that your 68 probably uses a sender with 1/2 npt threads. If so, you wont find an adapter for that. The end of it, that sticks into the head, is too big for any adapter to work. If it's 3/8 npt, see this thread.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...-approach.html

 

i thought the adapter i got from S & P had a large body, either 3/8 or 1/2, i'll have to ck

 

If the mid 80's sender uses the same ohm measurements, I can cut and thread one for him, so it screws straight in.

 

If it is truely a 1/2 NPT you can put it into a block heater plug. Just drill out the hex allen head and thread it with a tap. That is how I installed a Datsun sender.