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Old 12-11-2020, 04:21 PM   #11
Synchro909
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Default Re: Mod a water neck for gage

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Originally Posted by DBSHELTON View Post
Not sure about yours but my water outlet is plenty thick enough to drill and tap for a pipe thread. I have done several and none have leaked.
Ditto, especially if you were to braze (or even solder) the fitting into the neck.
BTW, I HATE those necks sold with a tapped hole already in them. What gives with putting the hole on the LHS of the neck where it makes access to the head stud not difficult. I have only ever bought one of them and it was so poorly made that I couldn't get the nut on the head stud for poor machining. Leave them on the vendor's shelf.
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