Should Have Stayed in Bed Today

[Tom Wesenberg]

Or you could make it like this so the sensor won't interfere with the flow.....

No need to worry about the flow. In fact it is too much flow and best controlled by a thermostat.

I just torqued down my outlet that I threaded for a 3/8" brass pipe, so I'm good to go for now.

 

[mshmodela]

Tom, hang in there... Edison tried hundreds of different materials before discovering tungsten... Your gizmo will shine soon.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

Why do you weld (braze?) a boss on the outlet? I just drilled and tapped a 1/2" pipe thread in the side of the outlet and installed the temp gauge directly.
Works perfectly. . .
Dick

I wanted a smooth sculptured look to match the lower factory one.

Yesterday I tapped the outlet for a 3/8" pipe, which is the right size for a 5/8" heater hose. I'll cut this pipe in half and use one half on the lower inlet fitting.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

Good news!
All is not lost because now I have a piece of modern art and a pencil holder.
I think I'll enter it in the New York Art Show and call it "BROKEN DREAMS"

 

[Cool Hand Lurker]

Don't give up, Tom. I think that can be repaired with duct tape.

 

[marc hildebrant]

Tom, hang in there... Edison tried hundreds of different materials before discovering tungsten... Your gizmo will shine soon.

Edison used Carbon, not tungsten.

Later on , GE engineers discovered how to produce a lamp filament from Tungsten as the metal is hard to shape.

Marc

 

[Tinbasher]

It's all in the feel. I've broken a couple myself. I like the look of it though. Appears to be factory.

JP

 

[C26Pinelake]

Heh Tom. Don't sweat the little things in life! Many men are happy to make a coffee in the morning, let alone a tool. Wayne.