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Installing Water Temp Gauge

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Old 04-29-2003 | 05:53 PM
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I'm look for a place to put the temp sensor. On my old s4 i put it on the top elbow that connects to the rad hose but on this one it's plastic. Anybody find a clever way to install the sensor?



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Old 04-29-2003 | 05:56 PM
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http://www.hksusa.com/products/?id=867



you need something like that



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Old 04-29-2003 | 05:59 PM
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Oh, so technically I could buy a thick metal pipe and thread it for the sensor and run it in the top rad hose?
Old 04-29-2003 | 06:41 PM
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yeah, thats what i did



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Old 04-29-2003 | 08:44 PM
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Nice.



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Old 04-29-2003 | 11:30 PM
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Or drill and tap into the water pump housing, next to stock sensor. I have mine on the old turbo inlet coolant passage and it doesn't work well there, I'm going to drill and tap. Is cheaper but the pipe sounds good to buy too.



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PS Does the pipe come predrilled with a 1/8 npt tread or something else?
Old 04-29-2003 | 11:35 PM
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Of course the pipe you and i need is out of stock. I think we need the 38mm pipe.



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Old 04-30-2003 | 12:29 AM
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i had the idea of having a tee fitting at the very beginning of the heater hose, although i don't know if that spot would be accurate enough...
Old 04-30-2003 | 12:42 AM
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yeah we need the 38mm one. i was thinking of having some made



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Old 04-30-2003 | 08:49 AM
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I took the waterpump housing off and had it tapped.
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