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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: jwspin on June 23, 2009, 10:49:11 am

Title: egt probe thread?
Post by: jwspin on June 23, 2009, 10:49:11 am

while i have my manifold off i wanna tap it for an egt probe but i dont have the money for the probe yet. what is the most common size egt probe so that i can just tap it and plug it for now?

thanks
-jared

Title: Re: egt probe thread?
Post by: cyrus #1 on June 23, 2009, 11:53:31 am

Most that I have seen are 1/8" NPT.

Title: Re: egt probe thread?
Post by: rabbitman on June 23, 2009, 11:57:58 am

If you buy an aircraft spruce probe you can get either 1/4npt or 1/8npt, they only cost like 20-25 bucks.

Title: Re: egt probe thread?
Post by: theman53 on June 23, 2009, 03:36:51 pm

Go 1/8" NPT as you can always go bigger, but once you see how big 1/8" NPT is you shouldn't want any bigger.

Title: Re: egt probe thread?
Post by: jwspin on June 23, 2009, 04:52:56 pm

sounds good thanks guys

-jared

Title: Re: egt probe thread?
Post by: Rabbit TD on June 23, 2009, 06:37:32 pm

Quote from: jwspin on June 23, 2009, 04:52:56 pm

sounds good thanks guys

-jared

Yes you will like the Spruce thermocoule.  I think almost everybody gets the 1/8 one and it's faster acting too.  They're fun to watch just by themselve  I would never believed they worked that quick until I put mine in and saw for myself.