michael.warshaw Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 a fiend of mine made a street rod of out a p15, he wants to lengthen the stock p15 temp guage any body know a place that performs that service? Quote
Mark Haymond Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 I am working on the same issue. But my P-15 temp bulb will reach the thermostat housing. I plan to put a thick one inch spacer under the thermostat housing and thread the gland nut into it. Another solution is to bring the water closer to the temp bulb. Use some water hoses and run a shunt for the return water that the bulb can screw into. Quote
TodFitch Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 Or you can pretend that the bulb and/or capillary tubing is damaged and then do the repair process on it. http://www.ply33.com/Repair/tempgauge Quote
Young Ed Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 Or you can pretend that the bulb and/or capillary tubing is damaged and then do the repair process on it. http://www.ply33.com/Repair/tempgauge I think if my gauge was functional I'd sell it and find a broken one. Lots of broken ones around. Quote
Don Coatney Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 I think if my gauge was functional I'd sell it and find a broken one. Lots of broken ones around. My guess is that if you look hard enough someone will advertise a NOS gauge that is broken. Quote
MarkAubuchon Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 itz riley ez tudo jst kut the line (one with all medtal rapped arund it) tkae any gauge wire kut to the knew legnth and glue or tape toegehht works greats! motor wil run really cool Quote
michael.warshaw Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Posted February 22, 2012 itz riley ez tudo jst kut the line (one with all medtal rapped arund it) tkae any gauge wire kut to the knew legnth and glue or tape toegehht works greats! motor wil run really cool nice! good advice! Quote
TodFitch Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 itz riley ez tudo jst kut the line (one with all medtal rapped arund it) tkae any gauge wire kut to the knew legnth and glue or tape toegehht works greats! motor wil run really cool I guess I am "humor challenged" and am not sure if that post was meant as a joke or not. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted February 23, 2012 Report Posted February 23, 2012 I am disappointed that he didn't recommend using duct tape. it fixes everything else. And you can make it as long as you need it to be. Quote
Frank Elder Posted February 23, 2012 Report Posted February 23, 2012 itz riley ez tudo jst kut the line (one with all medtal rapped arund it) tkae any gauge wire kut to the knew legnth and glue or tape toegehht works greats! motor wil run really cool Somebodys hittin' the sauce early. Quote
T120 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Posted February 23, 2012 itz riley ez tudo jst kut the line (one with all medtal rapped arund it) tkae any gauge wire kut to the knew legnth and glue or tape toegehht works greats! motor wil run really cool Eye have a spelling chequer, It came with my Pea Sea. It plane lee marks four my revue Miss Steaks I can knot sea. Eye strike the quays and type a whirred And weight four it two say Weather eye am write oar wrong It tells me straight a weigh. Eye ran this poem threw it, Your shore real glad two no. Its vary polished in its weigh. My chequer tolled me sew. A chequer is a bless thing, It freeze yew lodes of thyme. It helps me right all stiles of righting, And aides me when eye rime. Each frays come posed up on my screen Eye trussed too bee a joule. The chequer pours o'er every word Two cheque sum spelling rule. Quote
wayfarer Posted February 23, 2012 Report Posted February 23, 2012 Now that's funny !! Thanks for the laugh. Quote
1941Rick Posted February 23, 2012 Report Posted February 23, 2012 What is the engine...should be able to put it in the back of the head no matter what engine is in there... Quote
Eneto-55 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Posted February 23, 2012 Great poem, Ralph! I rebuilt an engine out of a 55 Ply for my P15 (came with the car - the PO said it had been installed - I think not), and it uses the electric sender (which uses a smaller hole in the head). I have still not decided what I'll do, as I did a lot of work on that head (bead blasted, cad plated) before I realized the problem I would run into. I had thought to try to make something that would fit in the freeze plug at the back of the head, but don't know if it would be tight enough to stay in there. I would think that putting it in line in the heater hose would not give an accurate reading - you want it right in the block, right? (Maybe it could be mounted some place lower? In Brazil the mission had a Toyota PU (nothing like those sold here in the US, by the way), and the temp sender was so high in the block that if the water level was low at all it would go on telling you that the engine was not hot, when it was actually over-heating.) Neto Quote
TodFitch Posted February 23, 2012 Report Posted February 23, 2012 Great poem, Ralph!I rebuilt an engine out of a 55 Ply for my P15 (came with the car - the PO said it had been installed - I think not), and it uses the electric sender (which uses a smaller hole in the head). I have still not decided what I'll do, as I did a lot of work on that head (bead blasted, cad plated) before I realized the problem I would run into. I had thought to try to make something that would fit in the freeze plug at the back of the head, but don't know if it would be tight enough to stay in there. I would think that putting it in line in the heater hose would not give an accurate reading - you want it right in the block, right? (Maybe it could be mounted some place lower? In Brazil the mission had a Toyota PU (nothing like those sold here in the US, by the way), and the temp sender was so high in the block that if the water level was low at all it would go on telling you that the engine was not hot, when it was actually over-heating.) Neto Making a small hole bigger is not hard... If worse comes to worse, drill out the opening and tap it to match the earlier heads. However that may not be required. The temperature gauge does not screw into the head, it screws into a gland nut. It is possible that all you need is a different gland nut to make everything work. Quote
Eneto-55 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 Tod, You're right - it does not screw directly into the head. But the hole for the gland nut on the later model head is not large enough to take the P15 gland nut. (Actually I'm not sure what year that head came from - the whole car was a basket case when I bought it.) Drilling it out as you suggest is probably the best option, unless I just convert an electric temp guage with the face from an non-functional P15 guage. Neto Quote
Captain Neon Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 itz riley ez tudo jst kut the line (one with all medtal rapped arund it) tkae any gauge wire kut to the knew legnth and glue or tape toegehht works greats! motor wil run really cool LOL. Installing AC should also make the engine run cooler too. At least, that's what I read some where on the Internet... Quote
Captain Neon Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 My guess is that if you look hard enough someone will advertise a NOS gauge that is broken. LOL Since it is NOS OEM it will be especially valuable. I'll bet a repair will have been attempted with a wire and some duct tape. Quote
TodFitch Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 Tod,You're right - it does not screw directly into the head. But the hole for the gland nut on the later model head is not large enough to take the P15 gland nut. (Actually I'm not sure what year that head came from - the whole car was a basket case when I bought it.) Drilling it out as you suggest is probably the best option, unless I just convert an electric temp guage with the face from an non-functional P15 guage. Neto The cheapest "mechanical" temperature gauge you can buy at the local bubble pack auto supply should have a selection of gland nuts in the package... Quote
greg g Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 I over came that detail quite easily when I put the 56 engine in my 46. I think it was just a matter of swapping to the correct gland nut for the gauge. Quote
Don Coatney Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 If I recall I also had to pick and choose the correct gland nut when I installed my Desoto engine. Quote
littlemo Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 Finally some sensible answers !!! I was starting to get lost as to what the actual solution should be!!! Cass, alias littlemo.. Quote
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