 Well I got my CHT out finally, This doesn't look good |
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| Nozzle |
 Apr 19 2013, 01:42 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 6-November 08 From: Lexington Park, Maryland Member No.: 9,725 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
In preparation for the trip to Hershey this weekend, I wanted to troubleshoot some very poor cold starting that had developed recently. To check the health of the CHT sensor I pulled it so I could verify cold and warm readings. Odd thing was how much effort it took to remove. I'd read these things should snug but not be in very tight. So I finally got it out and this is what I found:
 I'm no expert but that sure looks like aluminum filling in the threads. I have a correct replacement but I'm worried about trying to thread it into the head at this point. So my question is how screwed am I now and what is the best way to go forward? Any thoughts or experience in this area would be much appreciated. Thanks, John |
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| SLITS |
Apr 19 2013, 02:26 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
You are not in error ... those are the aluminum threads that pulled.
Someone makes a setup to install the CHT on one of the intake manifold bolts, but I don't remember whom. |
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| Dave_Darling |
Apr 19 2013, 03:42 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,161 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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You you can try (try!) to get a helicoil into the hole without dropping the motor. Not easy, but I have heard that it can be done.
I dropped the motor when it happened to me. And then I found a few other things that I should do "while I'm in there"... --DD |
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| Jeffs9146 |
Apr 19 2013, 04:02 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
This happened to me and I dropped the motor! Way easier!
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| JamesM |
Apr 19 2013, 04:49 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
I have a core motor that came with a CHT spacer that acutally screwed into the tin screw hole by the intake manifold. Thankfully it doesent need to be in that exact spot, just anywhere in the head that it can get proper heat transfer and grounding. This should not keep you out for long.
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| skeates |
Apr 19 2013, 05:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 28-February 05 From: Sacramento, ca Member No.: 3,684 Region Association: Northern California |
Also - if you need to hack something together to get you going a potentiometer (variable resister) can be used to manually simulate the CHT sensor. Think of it as an electric choke. It's a bit of a hack, but it would certainly get you on the road if you needed a couple of days before you had time to drop the engine and do the fix correctly.
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| 76-914 |
Apr 19 2013, 05:35 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,700 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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Go to lowe's or home depot and in the hardware section they have various sizes of snap in plugs. You've seen the larger ones on SS sinks where an extra hole is covered up. Buy one of the 1" plugs then drill the appropriate sized hole in the tin above the CHT location. Drill, tap and helicoil or time-cert it. Place a small bead of silicone around the plugs edge for an airtight seal, before snapping it in the tin.
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