Here is another thought for header bungs. Find some 1/8" black pipe
couplings, not the cast type or galvanized, and just cut them in half.
Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 11:23 PM
> Subject: Header Bungs
>
>
> > Just a quick note to let you folks know how to make a cheap header bung
> for
> > an EGT probe.....
> >
> > Seems Uncle Dave has come up with a surplus Edlebrock Quick Data
> system.....
> > ( truth be told he has been dilengently working on Them ) for the
> > Camaro..... Well he needed 8 1/8th pipe fitting's in the headers so he
> could
> > log EGT's with this little Jewel...... okay fair enough.... it's surplus
> > stuff so Bung's weren't avalible on short notice without the price of
> second
> > day air and so on...... Quick answer..... I took a 7/8th's whole saw to
a
> > plate of 3/16ths steel and cut myself out 8 little holes.... the Plugs
of
> > course is what I was after.... ya know the things you normally find
under
> > the Bench 6 yrs later..... well they make Great Bungs for EGT
> > probes.....Very capable of being drilled and tapped for 1/8th inch pipe
> > fitting's after they are welded on....
> >
> > Just thought I would share it....
> >
> > Keith ( Yes Dave they are welded on and look like an amatuer did it....
> but
> > what do you expect from an Amatuer.... Life is Still Good and dang near
> > groovy..... Dan your the only one old enough on the list to truely
> remember
> > that remark!!!...... oh stop it.... someone has to pick on Dan now and
> > again.... how else would he know he was loved? )
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