quick ? about water temp gauge install

[DrtyRat]

does anyone know if the sender on an autometer water temp gauge will fit the stock location for an s14 sr. I wanted to install it today but was unsure if it would fit and I didn't want to take it out only to find out it wouldn't fit...lmk
btw I know about the couplers that are available but I cant get one today.

[SpeedMonkeyInc]

Autometer is U.S. standard, 1/8th NPT. The SR will be metric. So, no it won't fit. I have heard of tapping out the bleeder screw hole, but I personally would just wait and order a coupler for the radiator hose.
Install the gauge and run the wires and everything today, so it will take you 5 min once you get what you need to finish the install.

[DrtyRat]

thats a very good idea...i'll get everything done today and tomorrow I'll just go to the local perfomance shop and see if they have any

[Ritz S14]

Any luck on finding a 1/8th NPT radiator coupler?

[g6civcx]

Many vendors make the radiator hose coupler.

Or if you want to be tricky, contact the vendor in this forum: http://www.sr20forum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=114

He can make a water outlet adaptor with a 1/8 NPT tap for your sender.

[DrtyRat]

Any luck on finding a 1/8th NPT radiator coupler?
Nope...went to a couple of local places and they all said I would have to get it online. One of the shops I went to said I could go to home depot and get a fitting that the sender would fit in, drill a hole into a pipe and have the fitting welded in there, and that would be my coupler(he said he would weld if for 20 bucks). I decided against that and had the guy who did my sr install tap the thermo housing and I put the sender there.

[S14DB]

You need a 1.25" adapter. I got mine off the unholy ebay.