Intake Manifold Coolant Sensor Fitting

[Jetsetter]

is gayer than Liberace's frilly laced cravat.

I was tightening the coolant sensor on to the fitting supplied in the intake manifold. You know, the hexagonal one that sits inside a little plastic groove. Well, the fuc|<er broke off. It looks like it's threaded crappily in from the start. I don't want to retap it and screw in a larger fitting, as I've had someone else do that for me before and it kept leaking constantly. I have a plastic weld thing for ABS plastic, which is apparently what our manifolds are made of. Would that secure the brass fitting to the intake, or would it not grab on to the brass? WTF else do I do?

This design is professionally retarded.

 

[GDawg]

First... there is no reason to attack Liberace's fine choice of clothing...

 

[GDawg]

Seriously... the manifold is ruined. Get a replacement with the aluminum crossover and save your sensors. I just gave away one at Christmas...

 

[Jetsetter]

Unfortunately that is not an applicable answer as I do not have 200 dollars to spend on anything other than moving right now.

 

[vtecftw]

If possible, retapping it might be a better idea. Someone on modulardepot had installed the cooling mod on the back of the manifold by tapping and threading it in with JB weld.
Or just add as much JB weld or plastic weld as you can and and hopefully you'll have the money when it completely cracks.

 

[Lee12609]

i'm confused, did the sensor break off or the brass portion that is GLUED to the manifold?

if the sensor broke off extract it and get a new one. if the brass part broke use the 2 part plastic epoxy, but you have to make sure the copper and the plastic is clean and you'll need to sand them to get it to bond, but it'll work fine if done right.

besides, like you said its your only option right now.

 

[Jetsetter]

if the brass part broke use the 2 part plastic epoxy, but you have to make sure the copper and the plastic is clean and you'll need to sand them to get it to bond, but it'll work fine if done right.

Schwing. 2 part epoxy as in...

 

[vtecftw]

i think he means the standard 2-part mix epoxy with separate hardener and resin you need to mix?

 

[Lee12609]

plastic weld should work good...... its a 2 part epoxy side by side with one plunger. i use it for all sorts of things. JB weld probably wont work worth a crap.