Be careful putting that much weight with that much leverage on brass fittings. They can break over time.
I made a header from a block of aluminum that I bolted to the block on a couple of the existing bosses. Drilled a long hole from one end and drilled and tapped 3 holes into that long hole from one face. Tapped the holes for the gauge sensor, the switch and a hole to connect a turbo feed braided line from the block to the header. Only fittings needed was a metric to npt at the block and npt plug in the end of the header. The cost of the AL block, braided line, metric tap and fittings was a little cheaper than what you are proposing with brass fittings and eliminates the chance of failure. I already had the npt tap.
I’ll try to sketch it up tomorrow and post.
I made a header from a block of aluminum that I bolted to the block on a couple of the existing bosses. Drilled a long hole from one end and drilled and tapped 3 holes into that long hole from one face. Tapped the holes for the gauge sensor, the switch and a hole to connect a turbo feed braided line from the block to the header. Only fittings needed was a metric to npt at the block and npt plug in the end of the header. The cost of the AL block, braided line, metric tap and fittings was a little cheaper than what you are proposing with brass fittings and eliminates the chance of failure. I already had the npt tap.
I’ll try to sketch it up tomorrow and post.
Desert Sasqwatch
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jirwin
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That makes total sense. I like the subliminal messaging:
Thank you for sharing. I think I can make that work. Just need to figure out where to source a block of aluminum like that. Might just order it online since its seeming unlikely that transmission guy gets my LSD done today.
Did you do anything fancy to bleed the air out of it? Or did it just kinda naturally empty?
Thank you for sharing. I think I can make that work. Just need to figure out where to source a block of aluminum like that. Might just order it online since its seeming unlikely that transmission guy gets my LSD done today.
Did you do anything fancy to bleed the air out of it? Or did it just kinda naturally empty?
jirwin
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Woof. This is a little more complicated than I was hoping. I didn't label things very well, and if I remember correctly, I left some extra connectors in the harness as a "better safe than sorry" measure when I first assembled. Coming back to bite me now.
Anyway... I would appreciate some guidance on some stuff as I am confused on a few things:
1. Where do does this ground go? Its up just before the coils on the harness:
Anyway... I would appreciate some guidance on some stuff as I am confused on a few things:
1. Where do does this ground go? Its up just before the coils on the harness:
jirwin
Goblin Guru
3. Speaking of the other side's oil pressure/temp sensors... I have two of them and I'm not sure what to put here. I believe both fit the hole. Then... I have two of them so where does the other go? It has to be in the vicinity of the drivers side of the head because the runs are pretty short, but I'm not sure.
Chris_WNC
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Camshaft position sensor, I think. There will be two that look the same. Intake and exhaust side.
jirwin
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Right, that's what I thought, but it doesn't fit the hole? I'll check again when I get home
jirwin
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Thank you. Appreciate it. I figured it that's where the ground went, but I wasn't sure. Here's some more pictures for reference on the size:
jirwin
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@Chris_WNC please take a picture of your crank position sensor. Right next to and under the oil filter