Alright I've got an interesting one for ya'll
I want to keep an eye on my differential fluid Temps at the track. I've got a guage all wired up and I just need to install the probe. I have this fancy diff cover shown in the pics. As you cna see it's TIGHT in there. Cover a not come off without the pumpkin coming out.
Sooo... Initially I planned to use the 1/8npt probe into the adapter and put it in where the drain plug is now. Then I remembered that drain plug is magnetic. It does pick up quite a bit of metal between oil changes (changed once a year).
Options:
1) put the adpater/probe into the drain hole and just send it
2). Put adapter into drain hole and magnet into fill hole. Will this still do a decent job of picking up the metal "dust"?
3). Try to drill and tap the cover where the little probe inlet is on the side while the pumpkin is on the car. I only have 2.2" of space but can figure that out. Just worry about an aluminum burr falling off into the diff while it is running.
4). Spend a whole day taking apart the exhaust, the suspensions, all the axles and driveshaft to get that pumpkin down in my tiny Chicago garage, take off the cover, tap the hole, and put it all back in the next day after the rtv cures. This clearly is the suckiest option for just a stupid temp probe.
5) say "screw it" and put the probe into the transmission drain plug as I should keep an eye on that as well.
Any tips or tricks to tapping that hole on the side with only 2" or so space let me know. I made a bit that will fit and my tap will fit. I assume if I do it with the diff full of fluid most chips from drilling will come out as the fluid drips out
I want to keep an eye on my differential fluid Temps at the track. I've got a guage all wired up and I just need to install the probe. I have this fancy diff cover shown in the pics. As you cna see it's TIGHT in there. Cover a not come off without the pumpkin coming out.
Sooo... Initially I planned to use the 1/8npt probe into the adapter and put it in where the drain plug is now. Then I remembered that drain plug is magnetic. It does pick up quite a bit of metal between oil changes (changed once a year).
Options:
1) put the adpater/probe into the drain hole and just send it
2). Put adapter into drain hole and magnet into fill hole. Will this still do a decent job of picking up the metal "dust"?
3). Try to drill and tap the cover where the little probe inlet is on the side while the pumpkin is on the car. I only have 2.2" of space but can figure that out. Just worry about an aluminum burr falling off into the diff while it is running.
4). Spend a whole day taking apart the exhaust, the suspensions, all the axles and driveshaft to get that pumpkin down in my tiny Chicago garage, take off the cover, tap the hole, and put it all back in the next day after the rtv cures. This clearly is the suckiest option for just a stupid temp probe.
5) say "screw it" and put the probe into the transmission drain plug as I should keep an eye on that as well.
Any tips or tricks to tapping that hole on the side with only 2" or so space let me know. I made a bit that will fit and my tap will fit. I assume if I do it with the diff full of fluid most chips from drilling will come out as the fluid drips out