Pyrometer Install (help)
FOREIGN GURU
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From: Celaya, Gto. MX
I mean vacuum cleaner like Crafstman and when you are drilling the exhaust manifold drivers side and at the end of the drilling and taping.
FOREIGN GURU
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From: Celaya, Gto. MX
Another tip: after drilling and tapping the hole, use a magnet to try and get the shavings out of the manifold. If your magnet is too big, just hold it beside a drill bit and insert the bit into the hole. It works great.
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From: Ohio
NEVER LET THE MOTOR RUN WHILE DRILLING. Very very bad. drill, grease, vacum it out, plunge pencil magnet, tap with grease, repeat. Just like a hair do......LOL
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From: Newport, WA
Take your time drilling and use several bits, working your way up. 90-95% of the shavings will fall on the ground if you drill your hole pointing down. Same for tapping- most of the shavings fall right out.
I did not vacuum or otherwise try to remove the shavings when I did mine. Send a PM to CSIPSD, he's got more gauges in his truck than an F-14 and has installed a ton more for other people and he told me "no vacuum, no worries" so I went with it.
I did not vacuum or otherwise try to remove the shavings when I did mine. Send a PM to CSIPSD, he's got more gauges in his truck than an F-14 and has installed a ton more for other people and he told me "no vacuum, no worries" so I went with it.
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From: Ohio
I disagree. Grease is GOOD. Oil is BAD. do not use something like wd40, penetrating oil, etc. This is also a SLOW drill, dont run it into the manifold at 400 rpm. The grease sticks into the chanel of the bit. Using a progresive step bit, OR drilling each hole slightly larger will cause excess steel shavings to fall into the manifold AFTER the first pass. Reason for this being the first pass hole acts as a relief. (Of coarse this principal only applies if tapping into the top.) If your drilling from the bottom, there should only be ONE relief hole to kep bit frm walking, and to allow for bit tip penetration. Standard Machining principals apply in this scenario.
As far as the grease getting on the turbo, its only good till about 350 degrees or so, then liqufies and will pass thu just like raw fuel after the first time it runs. Should cause no damage, since we arent talking about a tube, nor a thimbal full, we are talking as much as it takes to put a skin on a bit tip. Of coarse this is just my .02 take it for what its worth, if anyone has any supporting evidence, or reasons contrary to mine, please post.
As far as the grease getting on the turbo, its only good till about 350 degrees or so, then liqufies and will pass thu just like raw fuel after the first time it runs. Should cause no damage, since we arent talking about a tube, nor a thimbal full, we are talking as much as it takes to put a skin on a bit tip. Of coarse this is just my .02 take it for what its worth, if anyone has any supporting evidence, or reasons contrary to mine, please post.
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From: Rogue River, OR
When I did mine I just drilled the hole then tapped it then screwed in the probe. Viola.
You are drilling into cast iron and if I recall correctly you are not getting long wiggly strings of metal, it's mostly almost dust and not much at that.
And, if and when it goes through the turbo its not going as a clump, it's dust partials.
Rog
You are drilling into cast iron and if I recall correctly you are not getting long wiggly strings of metal, it's mostly almost dust and not much at that.
And, if and when it goes through the turbo its not going as a clump, it's dust partials.
Rog