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BTW, make sure to use permatex thermostat housing sealant on everything. I guess the new "Mix with anything" coolant eats normal gasket sealer.I am so stoked!
Excited to get this kit and the Hmmwv crossover and put it on.
Oh yea.BTW, make sure to use permatex thermostat housing sealant on everything. I guess the new "Mix with anything" coolant eats normal gasket sealer.
Nah.Well that's a bummer.
Sorry guys, I have been off the grid for a bit.Nah.
An opportunity.
I see a crossover tube with the bypass and two threaded holes; one of which holds my glow plug thermister and the other the bulb of my temperature gauge.
Currently my aftermarket temp gauge is reading the water inside the water pump housing which has just freshly returned from the radiator.
With the HMWWV crossover, and the temp bulb up top, I will be reading the hottest water just before it enters the radiator.
Much more useful measure of how hard the engine is working.
When I install a turbo I will want an Exhaust Gas Temperature sensor.
The next best thing is an accurate coolant sensor.
My stock m1009 crossover doesn't have a place for anything but a bypass and a heater core supply nipple.
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That Hmwwv crossover is just the place for the temp sensor.
OoOoo. IDEA HERE!
When 911JoeBlow makes the m1009 block off plate with the tee for the glow plug thermister; offer two of them to m1009 owners.
The driver side bock off plate can hold the coolant supply nipple to the crossover and the glow plug thermister.
The passenger side block off plate holds the coolant supply nipple to the crossover and another threaded hole with a threaded plug into which the bulb of an aftermarket coolant temperature gauge can be threaded.
Simplicity.
You make both block off plates the same.
They each have a tee with two threaded holes; one of which comes with a plug in case the owner doesn't want to run a gauge.
The advantage is versatility, and not having to touch the factory wire harness because the m1009 glow plug thermister just goes right back into place perhaps an inch higher.
AND m1009 owners will not need to swap an HMWWV crossover as a bonus!
Thanks for those! You house looks like my house! We got 12".View attachment 699599View attachment 699600View attachment 699601View attachment 699602
A little brisk today.
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Drivers side; which is where the thermistor is, has plenty of room.
Passenger side has a huge wire harness right on top of the block off plate so I didn't bother with pictures.
Any chance you’d offer your kit in all black? Or would you be willing to sell just the plates for the heads?There have been several requests for an option to be made available with the kits to add an aftermarket gauge sender into the kit. Well it is now available. It can be added to any of the kits and placed in either rear block port as it sits in-line between the rear block plates and the hoses. It has a 1/8NPT port on the side to place a standard temp sender. They are $15+shipping if anybody wants them. Thanks!
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All black will be an option shortly. Stay tuned.Any chance you’d offer your kit in all black? Or would you be willing to sell just the plates for the heads?
Thank you for your input and comments. We have a patent pending so we do have some protections in place for those that want to try to copy our system. We have completed the R&D and have civilian kits shopping the first of November. In fact you can pre-order right now on our site. We have not pushed sales for those kits to other markets as it is still in low production till the end of November. Our set-up for civi-6.5s fits both single and dual thermostat housings. The dual thermostat housings are a double edged sword. They move more coolant but they also don't give the coolant enough time to transfer heat inside the radiator. They do help with pump cavitation but we are not big fans of the set-up. That being said both will work and our system will balance both.Got a few questions and suggestions. Would the 6.5 kit work on a civvy 6.5? also have you expressed this idea on some of the other 6.5 specific forums? Based on the feedback from people on this thread having good results, i could see this really taking off. I could see every 6.5 fan buying a kit like this. You could probably even get in with one of the big 6.5 performance vendors such as heath or ssd, and possibly get help with development and production into the civvy and performance world. I personally am VERY interested in this mod for my 6.5 rebuild when i can get around to it, because ive seen where you should spec wider clearances on the rear cylinders during rebuild because of this issue, and would love to be able to just have a uniform build. Be even better if it can be integrated into both single and dual thermostat crossovers for the 6.5, seeing as i currently have the single, but would love to upgrade to the dual, because hey better flows always better right? Would love to hear some feedback, and could potentially supply some parts for development from the civvy 6.5 in the future. Also how do you read the front and rear temp difference for development? Do you have a pair of sending units one at front and one at back? If not, that would be a good idea to build a setup such as this solely for your development, even if it would only work on the bench, so that you can have hard evidence to support your claims. Just in case you get someone who wants to try to slander your name, and turn away people before they even try the product, or attempt to steal your idea and market it as their own. Would love to see your business really take off, and potentially turn into an established 6.5 vendor. The website is well made and has a modern feel, the product looks well made, feedback is good, and the business concept seems good. Name is perfect for 6.5 performance, since those two together is normally quite a paradox! lol. Very eager to see how all this works out for you and the 6.5 community, LETS KEEP EM ON THE ROAD FOR YEARS TO COME!![]()
Most of those companies already had kits pretty much exactly like this and have been phased out probably because of demand. This is not a new idea in the least bit.Got a few questions and suggestions. Would the 6.5 kit work on a civvy 6.5? also have you expressed this idea on some of the other 6.5 specific forums? Based on the feedback from people on this thread having good results, i could see this really taking off. I could see every 6.5 fan buying a kit like this. You could probably even get in with one of the big 6.5 performance vendors such as heath or ssd, and possibly get help with development and production into the civvy and performance world. I personally am VERY interested in this mod for my 6.5 rebuild when i can get around to it, because ive seen where you should spec wider clearances on the rear cylinders during rebuild because of this issue, and would love to be able to just have a uniform build. Be even better if it can be integrated into both single and dual thermostat crossovers for the 6.5, seeing as i currently have the single, but would love to upgrade to the dual, because hey better flows always better right? Would love to hear some feedback, and could potentially supply some parts for development from the civvy 6.5 in the future. Also how do you read the front and rear temp difference for development? Do you have a pair of sending units one at front and one at back? If not, that would be a good idea to build a setup such as this solely for your development, even if it would only work on the bench, so that you can have hard evidence to support your claims. Just in case you get someone who wants to try to slander your name, and turn away people before they even try the product, or attempt to steal your idea and market it as their own. Would love to see your business really take off, and potentially turn into an established 6.5 vendor. The website is well made and has a modern feel, the product looks well made, feedback is good, and the business concept seems good. Name is perfect for 6.5 performance, since those two together is normally quite a paradox! lol. Very eager to see how all this works out for you and the 6.5 community, LETS KEEP EM ON THE ROAD FOR YEARS TO COME!![]()