Water Temp Sender Threads?

[hogie]

I purchased the water temp sensor and holder from MSA for my 72 and cannot get it to thread into place.

 

On close inspection the leading edge of the threads on the engine are a bit messed up. I went to harbor freight to get a tap and die set, but they didnt have anything that seemed to match exactly.

 

The closest i could find was a 16 x1.5, but the holder didnt want to thread into that.

 

Does anyone know what the proper size should be for me to repair the threads?

 

 

Thanks

[RTz]

No such thing as a water temp sensor in a '72.

[hogie]

After a good bit of messing around I was able to get them to mate up!

 

Thanks for your time, though mine does have a temperature sensor and gauge.

[RTz]

Actually, that would be a sender.

[hogie]

sensor/sender.....at least I didnt call it a thermotine switch.

[RTz]

.....at least I didnt call it a thermotine switch.

 

...and thank you for not doing such

 

As trivial as it may seem, the two terms, sensor/sender, get interchanged far too often, making it very inefficient to find that which matters to the 'searcher'.

 

Been there, failed that.

[RTz]

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