Water temp sender

[powerdbygarrett]

Water temp sender

Where is everyone putting their water temp sender for aftermarket gauges?

[Clintox]

Im just fitting some gauges now, I removing the stock sender that runs to the dash gauge (as its useless) and going to drill and tap the hole to suit my gauges sender...

Make sure you keep the stock sensor for the ecu tho (2 wire)

[powerdbygarrett]

Where is the stock sensor located on the motor?

[Trex]

They're both on the top radiator neck on the motor. Next to the grounds

[powerdbygarrett]

They're both on the top radiator neck on the motor. Next to the grounds

Awesome thanks a ton. Do you know what the thread pattern is? I/8 bspt?

[Trex]

I forget. I think the cluster sensor was npt.

[Clintox]

The stock sensor is M12x1.25, My Gauge sensor was 1/8npt but I had an adaptor that goes onto the sensor from 1/8npt to 1/4npt so I drilled out the M12 thread and tapped it to 1/4.

Conversely when I was fitting the Oil Temp sensor for my gauge I didnt want to do the same and drill and tap the motor to suit and risk having swarf in the oil (wasnt that worried with the coolant) So I used a larger adaptor from 1/8" npt to 1/2"npt and used my lathe to turn down the OD and then cut a M12x1.25 thread onto the adaptor and it screwed straight in

Edited December 28, 2016 by Clintox

[powerdbygarrett]

On 12/27/2016 at 7:40 PM, Clintox said:

The stock sensor is M12x1.25, My Gauge sensor was 1/8npt but I had an adaptor that goes onto the sensor from 1/8npt to 1/4npt so I drilled out the M12 thread and tapped it to 1/4.

Conversely when I was fitting the Oil Temp sensor for my gauge I didnt want to do the same and drill and tap the motor to suit and risk having swarf in the oil (wasnt that worried with the coolant) So I used a larger adaptor from 1/8" npt to 1/2"npt and used my lathe to turn down the OD and then cut a M12x1.25 thread onto the adaptor and it screwed straight in

So, I ordered a m12x1.25 to 1/8 npt adapter and the sender from the gauge does not fit in it. All these small problems make me miss my Honda!

The autometer sender fits in the stock locations enough that the nut threads are still outside. 

What if I were to just JB Weld the bastard in place?