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Old 04-02-14, 11:11 AM
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MO low coolant sensor and aluminum Chinese radiators

As I'm sure most people have seen the aftermarket radiators either are missing the bung for the low coolant sensor or the bung is the wrong size making it impossible to use the low coolant sensor. I think that I have come up with a solution to this issue where all you would need to do is use an internally tapped bushing that the coolant sensor would thread into and then the sensor/bushing would thread into the bung in the top of the radiator.

I know that at least the short radiators for use with a front mount oil cooler have the incorrect bung in them. Here's a pic of the first one that I made...


I am curious to see how many people would be interested in one of these adapters?

At this point i have only made one for myself, but I could easily make these so that people wouldn't need to use the stupid black plastic plug that is installed in the radiator and leave their coolant level sensor unplugged. I just need to know that there are enough people interested in this to make a some.

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How much would it cost total for 3 or 4 of them shipped to 95204?
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if it's metric with the same pitch a heli coil would be the easiest way around it.
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I'd be interested in this if it's not too expensive and if you're willing to ship to Canada. I've been staring at my low coolant light for 3 years now, it would be nice if it worked properly.
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I am interested in one and I also have a question for you. I installed an electric fan mounted to the new radiator and took off the motor fan. Where can I find an ignition wire to tap into, as instructed by the sheet that came with the new relay hook up. I have a 1983 model. And what do I do with the old wire plug, tie it off?
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Originally Posted by sa7
I'd be interested in this if it's not too expensive and if you're willing to ship to Canada. I've been staring at my low coolant light for 3 years now, it would be nice if it worked properly.
if you ground out the wire . The light will go off.
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Originally Posted by Nicholas P.
if you ground out the wire . The light will go off.
This.

I've never had a low coolant sensor that wasn't broken, so I always just ground out the wire. I did have one module fail (alarm going off even though wire was grounded) so I unplugged the module.

I scan gauges every 5-10 seconds when driving, so a low level sensor is redundant.
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Now, if someone would just fab up a coolant sensor that didn't break, by making a brass shell & epoxying a stainless sensor probe into it...
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The wire breaks off right at the sensor, for me. So I just strip the wire and wrap it around one of the radiator bracket upper plate bolts before tightening it down.

I'll do it right, some day... Yeah, I've been saying that for three cars since the first one broke in 1999!




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