I have analog Smiths guages in my car (bought a roller) and am trying to fit the water temp sender into the intake (Ford PI alum 4bbl) and the stupid thing won't screw down so it won't leak. There must be some kind of washer that fits up inside the nut and slides over the bulb but I haven't found where to get such a thing.
Does anyone know how these are supposed to be installed and what type of washer or gizmo I need? Thanks to another member, I found the fitting that screws into the manifold and it's identical to the one the previous owner sent me after I asked him how I was supposed to install the sender but when I screw it in to the fitting, it doesn't bottom out so there's a lot of slop and it will leak.
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Oil Temp fitting has the same thing but there's a rubber thing in there (can't get it out) and I don't have a bung welded on my Canton yet so can't use it anyway.
Thanks for any help.
Paul