Hodge's new 4.2

[mudski]

Ashtray is good for coins Johnny! And some spare fuses...

[Hodge]

Not very happy with this setup of having an adapter. It limits the insertion of the probe as close to the centre of the pipe as possible. The way mine sits now is 5mm past the dump pipe wall at best. I don't think it's accurate because I really have to hammer my car and load it up to see it move past 300C. I think the temps go way beyond that.

Might just drill a hole and get the bung that arrived with the probe welded on and block of the original bung hole beaudesert welded on.

[Rocket55]

That's no good mate, lug it up a hill in 3rd or 4th and you should see the temps cruise past 300.

[Rocket55]

After trial and error of few adaptors and sensors , the blue adaptor is best fit as it allows the most sense probe surface poking out at coolant end.
Case dismissed. Now to plug it in one cool morning.



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How did you go about running that plug (either end) through the firewall? I've got a VDO temp gauge here with the Thermo couple permanently attached and just wondering where the best place to get that through the firewall is.

[mudski]

You can feed it through where the main loom goes into the cab from the engine bay on the firewall.

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[nissannewby]

Tap the threads out further hodge. By running a tap down them so the adaptor and probe fitting nearly bottom out. This will get you in nearly 10mm further.

You could also get a in hex plug and drill and tap it so you can get even further in.

[mudski]

Another thing for that bung too Eric. Cut it flush to the pipe. There will still be enough thread there for the adaptor. I remember now doing that when i had the 3ltr.
I have a Dremel here you can use. But you just need to get some more cutting discs for it. As i used them all last week. They wear down pretty fast...

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[Hodge]

How did you go about running that plug (either end) through the firewall? I've got a VDO temp gauge here with the Thermo couple permanently attached and just wondering where the best place to get that through the firewall is.

I ran mine from engine bay into the cab white plug end (gauge) first as the plug isn't that big. I used the big grommet next to the main loom close to brake booster. Coat hanger does the trick.

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[Rocket55]

That's how I normally get through as well, but the thermo coupling is about 10mm in diameter. I might tape and then shrink wrap it onto my coat hanger wire to try and protect it a bit.

[Hodge]

Yeah I run good smooth layer of tape up and down the whole join and then lube it up to easy it in.
That grommet there on my car is getting quiet busy.

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