Pyrometer fittings

[Dieselboy.]

What are you guys using for Pyrometer fittings, I crawled under the truck tonight and both are leaking right out of the probe hole. Autometers little thread in bung and clamp do-hicky are junk.

 

[Tom S]

I have had good luck with the compression style ones.

 

[Dieselboy.]

I thought I seen that, where do you get them ? :S

 

[CSIPSD]

What are you guys using for Pyrometer fittings, I crawled under the truck tonight and both are leaking right out of the probe hole. Autometers little thread in bung and clamp do-hicky are junk.

You have a drill and clamp probe, you want to swap it out for a drill and tap probe...

Drill and clamp...

Drill and tap...

If your probe is in the up pipe you can weld a bung in there, pretty easy. Some have luck taping the up pipe, but I dont like that.

 

[Dieselboy.]

I have both actually .

However autometers tap in fitting is still held in with a set screw... Junk, I haave mine in the headers.

That compression fitting you show there seems the ideal solution. Know where I can buy one ?

 

[CSIPSD]

I have both actually .

However autometers tap in fitting is still held in with a set screw... Junk, I haave mine in the headers.

That compression fitting you show there seems the ideal solution. Know where I can buy one ?

My wifes Cobalts have that damn set screw...

I have an extra standard one like that in the truck... Shoot me your address and I will get it off this week.

Most people prefer the weatherpac connectors and I have this one left over from another project.

 

[Jason]

Interesting. I actuallylost the fitting when I did my bellowed uppipes. I have the hole drilled, lost the fitting, so we put a proper sized bolt in the hole. I think the fitting is like $70.00 from AutoMeter. What kind of fitting is welded to the pipe? And, does it hold up to vibrations, etc., without the weld breaking?

 

[Dieselboy.]

70.00$ What a joke.

I think a 1/8" npt thread bung is all you need.

 

[Tom S]

The item to plug the hole would be a pipe plug.