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    Coyote Water Temp Sender - did they change the size???

    I'm doing the engine prep for installation. Last little hurdle to overcome: The Coyote instructions (starting on page 26) tell me to remove the plug that accepts the 14mm key. Done. It's a big plug. Then, I am to replace that with the adapter that the water temp sender screws into. Oops. The adapter plug I found in the coyote fitment box is much smaller than the Coyote plug. One of three possibilities: a) I pulled out the wrong plug, b) I pulled the wrong adapter from the box, or c) the plug is bigger than it was when the put my kit together. Take a look.



    The big hole is where I pulled the plug from. The 14mm key fit it quite nicely.

    Here's the top view of the plug and the adapter I have:


    Here's the bottom view:


    The adapter is quite a bit smaller than the original plug.

    Comments? Ideas? I'm hoping that if I can't find an adapter that fits today, I'll be able to access that hole from under the car, because the engine is going in tomorrow (Sunday).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Al_C View Post
    I'm doing the engine prep for installation. Last little hurdle to overcome: The Coyote instructions (starting on page 26) tell me to remove the plug that accepts the 14mm key. Done. It's a big plug. Then, I am to replace that with the adapter that the water temp sender screws into. Oops. The adapter plug I found in the coyote fitment box is much smaller than the Coyote plug. One of three possibilities: a) I pulled out the wrong plug, b) I pulled the wrong adapter from the box, or c) the plug is bigger than it was when the put my kit together. Take a look.



    The big hole is where I pulled the plug from. The 14mm key fit it quite nicely.

    Here's the top view of the plug and the adapter I have:


    Here's the bottom view:


    The adapter is quite a bit smaller than the original plug.

    Comments? Ideas? I'm hoping that if I can't find an adapter that fits today, I'll be able to access that hole from under the car, because the engine is going in tomorrow (Sunday).
    Al I can't remember the specifics other than to tell you whatever came in my coyote fitment kit did not work for me as the directions showed and I had to go to Home Depot to get some additional parts to make it work.
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    That's the right hole. Used on production Coyotes for a block heater, so a pretty big opening. I'm with Scott. Don't remember what I did but did have to buy something. This is what mine looked like right before dropping the engine in. Note I don't have the oil pressure sender installed on the "T" because I didn't want it sticking out when I dropped the engine in.

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    Same here. What they said was the wrong size, but I did have the correct one in another bag somewhere in my kit, so I stole it from there. Can't remember offhand what it was intended for.
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    Thanks, gentlemen. I found an adapter at Ace Hardware that will fit the hole and accept the adapter from FFR. It adds a little length, but I'm hopeful it will work. We'll see tomorrow!
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    Worked on mine.
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    came here to ask the same question...

    crazy that this is such a different size! wish I would have realized this when I had to run out and grab the H14 socket to remove it - yet another run to Ace Hardware

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    edit: in re-reading the directions, it seems that there is supposed to be a 3/4" NPT to 1/2" NPT adapter
    gotta dig through my FFR parts box now

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    Last edited by toadster; 04-13-2022 at 10:36 PM.
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    25th Anniversary #9772 toadster's Avatar
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    just an update for those who may run into this as well

    the FFR kit provides the 3/4" NPT to 1/2" NPT adapter, however the provided adapter from Speedhut kit has a thread size of 1/8"-27 NPT
    in my scenario, there is no 1/2" to 1/8" adapter in either kit - I believe there is a 1/4" to 1/8" and 3/8" to 1/8" adapter

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    you can see that the adapters provided just fall into the 1/2" threaded opening, so they're not going to seal at all...


    I opted to order a 3/4" to 1/8" NPT adapter to mitigate binding multiple adapters together to make this fit
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    this seems to be a simple enough $10 solution, but I'll also share with FFR to see if they can improve this in the future
    Last edited by toadster; 04-15-2022 at 09:53 AM.
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    25th Anniversary #9772 toadster's Avatar
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    got the updated part today, did a test fit prior to installation to check depth, I was a bit concerned about this
    1. the 3/4-1/2" adapter from the FFR kit above
    2. the 3/4-1/8" adapter from amazon with the sensor installed
    3. the OEM plug from the Gen3 coyote block

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    installed - I like how tucked in this version is compared to the FFR setup with 2 reducers and the sensor
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