iBChunkyboy
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07 legacy oil pressure switch cracked!
expoxy it back in tonight will post pics later!! :]
expoxy it back in tonight will post pics later!! :]
EPOXY IS GOING TO BE MY FRIEND
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JoshP
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what?/ how??
drvsdwz
DRiVe SiDeWayZ
he can't replace the switch bub
JoshP
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If you expoxy the piece back on, and use high temp RTV on the switch, I *think* it will hold 40 psi of oil pressure. Just let the epoxy cure overnight at least.
Chris
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Personally I wouldn't trust epoxy there. I'd tap some threads down that hole and just plug it off. There's another oil gallery port in the back of the block, just put a sensor in that one and re-route the wire.
RyanR
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A person with mad tig welding skills will be your friend.
Chris
YARRR SUBY MONSTER!!
Tig welding that would be extremely difficult due to the oil soaked into the aluminum. You also stand the chance of dropping slag in the hole. Then it's done for.
RyanR
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Oh, ok, never mind then. Welding the broken piece back in place is crazy talk. What was I thinking
Tapping threads into an oil passage, causing the introduction of metal shavings to the oil system, is a way better idea.
Meyagi
I'm a hack
i see a replacement block in your future.
and try 100psi of oil pressure cold and 80 warmed up at cruising speeds.
and try 100psi of oil pressure cold and 80 warmed up at cruising speeds.
Chris
YARRR SUBY MONSTER!!
Put some heavy grease on the tap, go a turn, take it out. clean, re-grease, go a turn, etc. It's worth a try tapping and inserting a plug to that hole.
JoshP
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still curious how this happens
Meyagi
I'm a hack
i dont think it will end well for that block.
RyanR
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Good to go.
Meyagi
I'm a hack
^^ hahahaha
Industry
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Meyagi
I'm a hack
im going to take a stab in the dark how you break the block in that fasion. the oil pressure sensor is pipe thread, which means its tapered so smaller at the bottom and larger at the the top which is what makes it seal i suspect the tapered sensor was tightened too far into the block and the tapered sensor was stronger then the tapered aluminum hole in the block, and pop...