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

[Al_C]

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.

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70575&d=1500148304

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:
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70576&d=1500148305

Here's the bottom view:
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70577&d=1500148305

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).

[wareaglescott]

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.

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70575&d=1500148304

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:
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70576&d=1500148305

Here's the bottom view:
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70577&d=1500148305

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.

[edwardb]

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.

http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/edwardb123/Factory%20Five%2020th%20Anniversary%20Mark%204%20R oadster/Coyote%20Engine/IMG_4306_cropped_zpsw941lo7a.jpg (http://s867.photobucket.com/user/edwardb123/media/Factory%20Five%2020th%20Anniversary%20Mark%204%20R oadster/Coyote%20Engine/IMG_4306_cropped_zpsw941lo7a.jpg.html)

[Jdav]

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.

[Al_C]

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!

[BEAR-AvHistory]

Worked on mine.

[toadster]

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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[toadster]

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 (https://amzn.to/3xu9lrs)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

[toadster]

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 (https://amzn.to/3xu9lrs) 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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