Need Help ASAP guys

JDwhite98gt · Mar 18, 2011

I have an 03 PI motor first off. Well a week ago I was changing gaskets and the plastic coolant nipple that comes out of the intake broke, so I modified the intake slightly to get the hose on there and it's still leaking enough to flood the passenger side rear spark plug hole and cause high RPM miss firing. Anyway, I found another PI intake for a really good price but its from 99/2000 so no aluminum crossover...which is ok for me I dont really care at this point. Problem is I need to incorporate the driver's side coolant sensor. I know there are a couple ways of doing this (extend the wires and go into the head...but where? Does anyone have pictures?)(or I use a "T" on the passenger side and the driver's side sensor is long enough to reach, which is my prefered method since I dont feel like soldering in my carport at 8PM tonight).

So question is, are there any problems associated with using the "T", does anyone have any info on the correct size fitting I need and are you sure the wires are long enough to reach?

vermilion · Mar 18, 2011

no, use the brass t from home depot. or extend the wires to the passenger side and leave the passenger side plug unplugged.

JDwhite98gt · Mar 18, 2011

So I have the sensor in my pocket from the other manifold, if I go into HD, will they be knowledgeable enough to help me find the correct fitting? lol.

SRT Handz · Mar 18, 2011

You should look for one with an aluminum crossover

alot of people drill/tap the t-stat housing and install the sensor there

JDwhite98gt · Mar 18, 2011

Been there and done that Greg. I used to have 3 aluminum pi intakes collecting dust. The car is being sold, I dont want to put money in the car just want it running correctly and not leaking coolant...you were however, right when u predicted that the modded intake would leak, so cudos for that. Anyone have any pictures of how this was done or where the plug in the side of the block is that I can thread that sensor into? This is such an old topic and not even common knowledge for me since I have been running a complete pi motor since 2005 anyway.