how did you hook up your aftermarket water temp?

i bought a sport comp autometer 2 5/8 water temp the fitting already on the line i think is a 3/8 male flared...the fitting on my big block water pump housing is 1/2 npt i need a fitting to go into the water pump housing 1/2 npt on one side and 3/8 female flare on the other end with hole big enuff for the probe(for lack of better word)to pass into
iv been to a few differnt places today that has fitting (like home de pot) with no luck how did you get around this?pic showing what you did? where did you get the fitting and size??

I had the same issue when I bought my Dart.

I bought the same gauge, and needed the same fitting to screw into the Stealth intake. Ended up having to go to a speed shop to find the fitting that the probe would fit properly into. The hardware store fittings that I found locally would screw into the intake, and the fitting from the gauge would screw into that one, but the probe would not seat. It would pass through the hardware store fitting.

The speedshop fitting was actually an Autometer brand fitting.

Today I installed a 440 source housing on my 493, and I needed yet another fitting to make the gauge work.

Never ends.

Hope this helps.

codfish

See if this works.

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=700+4294925228+4294923437+115+4294813350

Advance auto here has them also.What suprised me is a friend bought cheap gauges and the fitting was included.Rocky

Remember that for the gauge to register accurately the probe has to be submerged in the full flow of the coolant at all times. The more fittings used the less possible this is and the more probable for air bubbles and air pockets to occur. To do it right the intake or housing should be removed and drilled and tapped to accept the proper fitting.

well this is what i just did
i bought a fitting (brass) that would work but the center hole was steped
the probe would fit half way down till it met the steped part so i got a drill bit that was same size as the hole and drilled the other 1/4 inch way out now probe fits and sticks out the bottom like it should
now i got to find a hole in the firewall big enuff for the fitting to pass through

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now i got to find a hole in the firewall big enuff for the fitting to pass through

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On my Dart there is an oval sorta shaped body plug towards the bottom of the firewall, near where the steering column goes through.

codfish