My Reroute drawing
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Brain, where did you get that pipe?
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$? How long is it?
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Here's the 1.6 sensor:
And the 1.8 NA sensor:
You could always put it in a pipe section placed in series with the upper radiator hose.
I've modified the drawing slightly, but basically this is exactly what I want. Including the pipe and the hoses to hook it up.
But without the drawing of a *****.
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On a flat plane, no question. I was worried about a tapered thread going into a convex surface. Still, that spacer does look pretty thick. You're probably right. Just make sure you don't bottom the tap while threading the hole, use some teflon tape and it'd probably be fine.
EDIT: BTW I do understand what you're saying about the surface being convex. But it's not enough to matter. Only takes 1 thread around the perimeter to seal the fitting.
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I honestly don't remember what I paid for them I purchased them over 6 months ago.
it's 16.5" long.
My question is, where does one find a Kia water neck? I was going to use a allen-head cap to fill the hole, that's my broken thermoswitch in the picture.
it's 16.5" long.
My question is, where does one find a Kia water neck? I was going to use a allen-head cap to fill the hole, that's my broken thermoswitch in the picture.
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Junkyards. Kia gets bumped into and the insurance company totals the car out because they don't hold value for ****. So they're plentiful. Just have to look. I have 2 or 3 kia water necks, another from a protege, and another from a 1.6 miata. I'll be using 3 of them for my reroute. If they become popular I'll get a few next time I'm at the junk yard. The protege part is the same IIRC. They're all similar.
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Got mine from the local U pull it. They usually have quite a few dead Sephias.
If I have time this weekend I'll go and grab all that I can find for you guys. Just pay me what it cost to get it and ship it. No promises though.
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The welded pipe needs to go away. Just turn the spacer on a lathe to accommodate a thermostat on the firewall-side, drill a few holes in the spacer, tap them, and screw in the appropriate fittings and sensor. No welding, no fuss, no muss.
Steph, I have a question for you. In the second-to-last picture that Braineack posted in that long series of his, there's a pipe that runs front to back to carry coolant from the rear outlet to the radiator inlet. The pipe is of a uniform diameter, and smooth.
On your website, there are several pictures depicting a similar pipe, however it has mounting tabs to secure it to the intake manifold and is of a slightly smaller diameter along most of its length, with welded adapters on the end to mate with the radiator hose. I've attached pictures:
I like this design a lot. The pictures appear to be from a 1.8 engine, have you done this for the 1.6 as well?
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