Water jacket cover question

[chief1983]

Hey, so I ordered the water jacket cover from GMPartsDirect, and I have a AutoMeter gauge I was going to hook onto it. Before I got into tearing into the engine compartment side of things, I tried to dry-fit the sending unit, the adapter, and the plate. However, the jacket seems to be narrowed or mushroomed a bit in the threads well short of the adapter bottoming out going in to it. Should this not happen, or should the adapter probably not go clean through the threads? I can try to get some pics later if this is confusing, but I just want to make sure I got a good part, and that I get my sending unit far enough into the hole in the cover. I'm at work now though, so can't do any photography at the moment. I've emailed GM Parts Direct but I don't really expect them to have a lot of experience with the application of this particular part.

 

[muddobber40]

THe pieces are pipe threaded. They taper in towards the bottom. This helps seal things, though you should use some sort of teflon sealant. So, no the adapter should not go clean through.

 

[chief1983]

Thanks a ton. I'll probably be trying to get this thing installed on the long weekend after Isaac passes through.