jon do you have any pics of the manifold on the truck??? thats what I cant
wait to see, with all of the parts inc in the "kit"
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 9:31 PM
Subject: RE: DML: Who has the MPI single plane manifold?
>
>
> On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, Wisotzkey, Rich wrote:
>
> > Hey Jon,
> > You say you needed a 3/8 NPT to 1/8 NPT adaptor for your sensor? How
many
> > holes does you M1 have up front in the water jacket aside from the water
> > neck of course? My M1 came with two 5/8 x ? threaded holes, and one 3/8
x
> > 24 threaded hole. Looking at my water temperature sensor, it will screw
> > right into the 3/8' hole without an adaptor. Just curiously wondering
if
> > they made a couple changes to the intake.
> > Rich
>
> I didn't use a 3/8 to 1/8 adaptor on mine because I have A/C, and
> the driver's side 3/8 NPT hole is obstructed by the A/C compressor. But,
> if you don't have A/C, you could use an adaptor to mount your guage
> coolant temp sensor there. I used the 1/8 NPT port on the passenger side
for
> the computer's coolant temp sensor, the passenger side 3/8 NPT hole for
> the heater hose, and I blocked off the driver's side 3/8 NPT hole.
> (Because the A/C compressor doesn't leave enough room for a fitting
> there.) For the guage's coolant temp sensor, I had a custom fitting
> CNC machined which allows you to mount the sensor in the upper radiator
> hose. (That fitting will be included in the A/C version of the MPI kit.)
>
> If you'd like to take a look at my MPI, I've got some pics up at:
>
>
http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/www/dakota/attachments/stei0302@cs.fred
onia.edu/mpi
>
> The following is an especially good view of the ports:
>
>
http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/www/dakota/attachments/stei0302@cs.fred
onia.edu/mpi/18.jpg
>
> In the above pic, the 3/8" hole on the left (the passenger side) is
> blocked off. When I installed the MPI on my truck, its actually the
> 3/8" hole on the right (driver side) that I blocked off.
>
>
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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