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#67578 10/22/2006 2:41 AM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 | Ok, I was just wondering if there was a trick to sealing the temparature sending unit doo-dad(original)in the head. It's on a 49, with a 216. Teflon tape? anything else? | | |
#67579 10/22/2006 3:05 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | oldcarandtrucknut, I think that doo-dad seals mechanically...no dope needed. As I remember, the adapter bushing , which is a pipe taper and might seal better with pipe sealant, threads into the head. The sensing bulb sits inside this, and is sealed on a small shoulder as the second nut is tightened. The second nut, (square nut?) mechanically seals the bulb in the adapter fitting...hope this is right!  Stuart | | |
#67580 10/22/2006 3:27 AM | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | I used Permatex #2 sealant. Works very well.
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#67581 10/22/2006 3:49 AM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Should the temperature sending unit on a 216 head need a bushing? Doesn't that sender just bolt/screw right into the head (it's been a while since I've seen a 216 head)? | | |
#67582 10/22/2006 4:34 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Tim,
It's been a mere 44 years since I played with that item. Your probably right on the money...I do remember a weird square headed fitting that screws into the head and holds the bulb in though...I think!
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#67583 10/22/2006 4:50 PM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 | Yes Stuart, that is a square headed fitting and it does thread directly into the head. There is no 2nd fitting. What you said about sealing mechanically is right, looks like the fitting sandwiches a little flange on the temp. "bulb" between it and the head. What I'm concerned about is how old these pieces are- they probably are not completely smooth, so a leak may occur. So, maybe some of that permatex sealant on that flange would work? | | |
#67584 10/24/2006 6:55 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | The bulb and fitting is bronze and self-crushes to fit.
You can screw a 216 style temp sender into a 235 head with a 1/2 NPT to 3/8 female gas flare adaptor- the early sender uses a gas flare taper and threads, not pipe threads. The 235 sender uses 1/2" pipe threads.
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