Hybrid MEP?

[Light in the Dark]

They just won't stop until they electrify the world.....

 

[kloppk]

Looks like a thermocouple probe

 

[Triple Jim]

Looks like a thermocouple probe

Yes, and it appears to be black, so probably type J.

 

[Light in the Dark]

The two wire lead on it was just twisted together before the reinforcement spring in the tube, so only in there an inch or two past what you see.

 

[FarmingSmallKubota]

Heat trace maybe. curious was this one of the 802a's that have been coming out of Albany Georgia lately. All of those units seemed to have been highly modified with remote start and all kinds of stuff i have not seen before

 

[Triple Jim]

The two wire lead on it was just twisted together before the reinforcement spring in the tube, so only in there an inch or two past what you see.

That should work fine for measuring coolant temperature, but just twisting the thermocouple wires together does not make a very reliable junction. Are you sure they're not twisted and then welded or soldered?

I've done things like this quite a few times when I wanted to be able to connect a hand held thermocouple thermometer for quick temperature checks.

 

[Light in the Dark]

 

[Light in the Dark]

Heat trace maybe. curious was this one of the 802a's that have been coming out of Albany Georgia lately. All of those units seemed to have been highly modified with remote start and all kinds of stuff i have not seen before

No this isnt from any of those.

 

[kloppk]

The original thermocouple wires were probably much longer and the two wires were twisted and welded at the tip.
Looks like they chopped most of the wire off and just twisted the wires together and inserted them in the hose.

Here's a picture of one of my thermocouples showing the weld at the tip.