Can you identify this?

[freebird01]

anyone know what this is circled in red? its not hooked to anything???

can i hook up a boost gauge in this spot?

 

[Ironman03R]

Hard to tell from the pic but it looks like it is either a temp sender or a boost line fitting. Yes you can put a boost gauge there.

 

[hesutton]

It looks like someone lost the Banks supplied plug for the intake hat. They put what looks like an old 7.3 IDI glow plug in it's place. At least that's what it looks like.

That threaded hole is there for the boost gauge's plumbing. Not sure why it would be taken out/off.

On Edit: Here is a photo of the plug before I installed the boost gauge.

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Heath

 

[freebird01]

it doesnt look like there ever was a boost gauge in the truck...but i want to put one on it and wasnt sure where to place and...and i couldnt imagine a banks WG sidewinder kit not at least providing a port for one

 

[icanfixall]

Yes, thats exactly what that port is for. Its a 1/8th inch pipe thread. Home Deopt has the fitting too.

 

[freebird01]

in the words of the late great andy kauffman..."tank you veddy much!"

 

[tractorman86]

i wonder if it was an attempt at an air intake heater, you live in cold country right?

 

[freebird01]

not that cold...im in south central PA....i think it was the former owners attempt or even the diesel shop that put the turbo on at closing the hole after they lost the brass plug like hesutton said...

now my goal is to find a cheap boost gauge and make myself some sort of dual gauge piller setup so its next to my egt gauge

 

[freebird01]

well..i got my boost gauge installed...into this very port....and you guys were right....some yoyo had put a glow plug in there to plug it....

got to get pics of my gauge setup

 

[sle2115]

If it was a shop and they didn't have a 1/8" pipe plug, or access to one, I sure the heck wouldn't want them working on anything for me!

 

[freebird01]

i dont know who did it as it was there when i got the truck....i got one guy that i will take my stuff to and he is a good mechanic and knows the ford diesels well...

i doubt it was the shop that put the turbo on though....they are known to be a good shop for the area. im thinkin it was the shop the guy had it stored at that did the last inspection that did this..

its all good now...its got a gauge line commin out there now