RobJ
Elite Member
I truely am out to see how much I can nickel and dime myself on this little tractor. Brief background is my temp gauge seems to be running high, I've done several things but an about to call it good until I can get to run it hard in the summer. Now some fun pics of installing a temp gauge.
Temp gauge is just a $17.00 white background I found at Autozone. It is a mechnical gauge. The gauge came with 3 brass fittings, 1/4" npt, 3/8" npt, and something else, maybe metric, about the size of the 1/4" npt. I purchased a couple new parts in case I needed to "modify something" to mount the sensor. Since my tractor is 120 miles to the north, I don't always have the picture (in my vast catalog) or memory on what is actually on the tractor. When I arrived on Friday evening I found a nice gift. Looks like a Place where Kubota "meant" to add something. It looked solid, and no surprizes. It also looked clear of the thermostat.
Pic 1...The predrilled almost through area. You can see it comes in next to the small water pump bypass hose (it's removed). I predrilled it with a 1/4" bit.
Pic 2 A 7/16" bit is the size needed for a 1/4"npt tap.
Pic 3 Ready for the tap.
pic 4 tap complete, love working with a soft metal.
Temp gauge is just a $17.00 white background I found at Autozone. It is a mechnical gauge. The gauge came with 3 brass fittings, 1/4" npt, 3/8" npt, and something else, maybe metric, about the size of the 1/4" npt. I purchased a couple new parts in case I needed to "modify something" to mount the sensor. Since my tractor is 120 miles to the north, I don't always have the picture (in my vast catalog) or memory on what is actually on the tractor. When I arrived on Friday evening I found a nice gift. Looks like a Place where Kubota "meant" to add something. It looked solid, and no surprizes. It also looked clear of the thermostat.
Pic 1...The predrilled almost through area. You can see it comes in next to the small water pump bypass hose (it's removed). I predrilled it with a 1/4" bit.
Pic 2 A 7/16" bit is the size needed for a 1/4"npt tap.
Pic 3 Ready for the tap.
pic 4 tap complete, love working with a soft metal.