Mechanical Water Temp Gauge On Ls

Ict billet ls engine swap m12 1 5 adapter to 3 8 npt extended length coolant temperature sensor adapter water ls engine swap ls1 ls3 ls2 lq4 lq9 ls6 l92 l99 l33 lr4 551179l.

Mechanical water temp gauge on ls.

A this guide will cover all of the current gm lsc family of engines including but not limited to. Discussion starter 1 dec 22 2009. Mechanical water temp gauge on ls motor. Where is it plumbed or is it possible.

Due to the small size of this port you will not be able to use a mechanical temp gauge without drilling and tapping the head. People also typically use russel fitting adapters with this. Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 29 posts. On the back of the passenger s side cylinder head there is an m12x1 5 port.

What did you do. Fuel system for the fuel system when doing an ls swap the most common approach is to use a c5 corvette fuel pressure regulator along with an electric fuel pump that has adequate flow such as the walbro 255. Also the stock water temp sender in the drivers side head what aftermarket gauges work with. An electric gauge is definitely the way to go here.

Autometer adapter 2277 threads right into place here to get you a proper 1 8 npt port. Get it as soon as wed sep 30. These electronic gauges and senders can be wired into your ls wiring harness. Gm ls engine gauges installation guide 2650 1563 00 rev.

Jump to latest follow. The oil pressure trick is what i used on my swap however i went a different route on the mechanical coolant gauge. It will be best to drill and tap with the motor on the floor out of the car. Water temp gauge adapter.

The ls engines were introduced in the 97 corvette and followed in the 98. 1 of 2 go to page. 4 6 out of 5 stars 79. Which uses a permanent capillary tube.

For water temperature there is a port located on the right side passenger side. Jr og13 king. You could also drill a hole in the water pump boss right on top by the water neck. The holes in the lsx series heads use an adapter for the smaller electric sending unit.

Joined dec 2 2001 7 883 posts. So how did you guys implement this as its kicking my my mechanical gauge uses a 1 2 npt which does not fit anywhere on the lsx. Since older mechanical coolant gauges use a 1 2 pipe thread sender there is no adapter that works on the ls engines with their tiny metric threaded holes in the cylinder heads. To install a mechanical gauge.

Gm ls engine gauges installation guide.