[Healeys] Temperature sender--radiator fitting thread

[David Porter]

Michael,
  I have a couple old temp senders I use on customers cars.. remove the 
bulb and glob some brass over the opening..
dp

On 10/18/2015 3:14 PM, Michael Oritt wrote:
> Michael--
>
> I have no source "locally" and I would appreciate your sending one.  
> If you need it back I would be happy to return it after I get the 
> gauge/sender bulb back from being repaired.  If you would rather sell 
> it I would be happy to purchase it as this problem might present 
> itself again in another 50 or so years.
>
> Please advise how you would like to proceed.  In the meantime I must 
> say that I kind of enjoy driving the car with no functioning water 
> temp gauge and so far as I know I have not once overheated in traffic.
>
> It occurs to me that since I will have to remove the "safety gauge" I 
> will also have to deal with blanking off the OP sending line at one 
> end or other of the flex hose.  Do you know what thread is used and 
> where I could obtain either a cap for the fitting where it comes out 
> of the block or a plug where the copper line attaches to the flex line?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Michael Salter 
> <michaelsalter at gmail.com <mailto:michaelsalter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Michael,
>     Just measured the threads on the nipple on a BN1 radiator.
>     I get  20 T.P.I. with  0.650" O.D.
>     There is no thread like that on any of my thread tables so I
>     suspect that it may be a Smiths special.
>     If you can find someone with a 6 cylinder radiator they all have
>     the same nipple on them which is not used and on that nipple is a
>     special cap...part # AHB5401 which is what I use in your situation.
>     I have one in stock which I will gladly send you if you can't find
>     something locally.
>
>     Michael S
>     BN1 #174
>     http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
>
>
>
>     On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Michael Oritt
>     <michael.oritt at gmail.com <mailto:michael.oritt at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         I forgot to mention that this is on a BN1:
>
>         /"I must remove the temperature gauge and sender from my car
>         for repair.  I would like to cap off the radiator fitting so
>         that I can run the car in the interim. /
>         /
>         /
>         /Does anyone have an idea what is the thread at the radiator
>         aperture or a suggestion as to how I can go about doing this?"/
>         /
>         /
>         Best--Michael Oritt
>
>
>         On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 7:31 AM, Michael Oritt
>         <michael.oritt at gmail.com <mailto:michael.oritt at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             I must remove the temperature gauge and sender from my car
>             for repair.  I would like to cap off the radiator fitting
>             so that I can run the car in the interim.
>
>             Does anyone have an idea what is the thread at the
>             radiator aperture or a suggestion as to how I can go about
>             doing this?
>
>             Best--Michael Oritt
>
>
>
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