What a Bleeping Weekend!
Spent it doing some work that I've been wanting to do for some time. .
Major screw up tapping the manifold for the EGT. Had what appeared to be a good location and spent several hours carefully drilling out and tapping the casting for the EGT. I go to insert the probe and it stops 1/2 inch short!!!
So I tried to plug the hole with a 1/8 NPT plug and ended up screwing up the threads!
Truck is NS with an unplugged hole in the manifold.
Action plan at this time is -
1 - Purchase new 1/8NPT plug and try to block the unusable hole and relocate.
2 - If hole can't be plugged because the threads are stripped, I plan to re-bore it out and install a 1/4" npt cross over, add a short 1/8 nipple and try the probe with the additional gap from what ever I am hitting.
3 - If that fails. . Plug the new hole and relocate...
Any other suggestions??? I hope I haven't really screwed up!!!
ArrggggHHH!!!!
:{ #@$%!
Spent it doing some work that I've been wanting to do for some time. .
Major screw up tapping the manifold for the EGT. Had what appeared to be a good location and spent several hours carefully drilling out and tapping the casting for the EGT. I go to insert the probe and it stops 1/2 inch short!!!
So I tried to plug the hole with a 1/8 NPT plug and ended up screwing up the threads!
Truck is NS with an unplugged hole in the manifold.
Action plan at this time is -
1 - Purchase new 1/8NPT plug and try to block the unusable hole and relocate.
2 - If hole can't be plugged because the threads are stripped, I plan to re-bore it out and install a 1/4" npt cross over, add a short 1/8 nipple and try the probe with the additional gap from what ever I am hitting.
3 - If that fails. . Plug the new hole and relocate...
Any other suggestions??? I hope I haven't really screwed up!!!
ArrggggHHH!!!!
:{ #@$%!

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