water temp sensor install on B18C7

Hi all,

I am a bit confused by the following instruction, grateful for your help.

"25) There are a number of places you can tap into for coolant temperature readouts but the OEM location is the most accurate. Simply tap the BSPT hole to 1/8-inch NPT threads, install a tee fitting and thread the new sending unit in place along with the OEM one. Now the stock gauge works along with the new aftermarket gauges."

Here is the image, can you tell me what is a "Tee fitting?!?" and where can I can buy it? I don't want to cut my radiator hose...

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps1nououpc.jpg

Why are you doing this? If you want an aftermarket gauge then just use that instead of the OEM one.

To answer your question, a Tee fitting is a fitting shaped like a Tee (DUH). It has a male thread that screws into the block where they are cutting the thread. Then it has 2 female threads so you can screw both temp gauge senders into it. This is not uncommon for oil pressure / temp gauges but I haven't seen it done for ECT gauges.

They are telling you to tap a 1/8" BSPT thread to 1/8" NPTT. This is a bad idea, as you're going from a 28TPI thread to 27 TPI (with the same base diameter). You're not making the threads any deeper, just cutting out most of the original thread out, thus weakening it considerably. If the aftermarket gauge doesn't fit into the BSPT hole, then try to get a 1/8"NPTT female to 1/8"BSPT male adaptor (or whatever the male thread in your temp sensor for the new gauge is).

tldr;

T fitting

http://forum.ih8mud.com/attachments/..._1-jpg.506803/

Thanks for the info. I guess my next question is, is there a tee fitting showing in the image?

Mocchi: the image you show me has no thread on it. Looks like a garden hose tee fitting. You being sarcastic right? 😅 Oh well at least you didn't post a g-string for the "tee fitting"

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Originally Posted by whitecomet07

Thanks for the info. I guess my next question is, is there a tee fitting showing in the image?

Mocchi: the image you show me has no thread on it. Looks like a garden hose tee fitting. You being sarcastic right? 😅 Oh well at least you didn't post a g-string for the "tee fitting"

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well get a t fitting that has thread
ill cut ur fuk m8

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/customa...ar11984_27.gif

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Oh well at least you didn't post a g-string for the "tee fitting"

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wat

mocchi posted a 'barbed' tee.

http://images.discountleisureproduct...0-57089800.jpg

its also called 3 dik fittings

it's also called fuk up scallywag

Titty fitting

Hey man, the part you need is a T fitting

Hope this helps

- Ryan

You probably have bhg

Pm user CARAYAN

Hope this helps

Gonna go murder a brown snake now