Simoniz
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2007
- Messages
- 242
I want to put an exhaust temperature alarm on my boat which has a Mercruiser 3,0l inboard engine.
Rather than buy a kit, Ive bought a temperature controlled switch and a buzzer and I need to fix the temp switch to the exhaust downpipe. I was planning to fix the switch to the downpipe (just below the rubber coupler that connects the downpipe to the riser) using a couple of jubilee clips but the switch has 2 lugs on it with holes so that it cam be screwed or bolted to a surface.
Im now thinking of drilling 2 small holes in the exhaust downpipe and screwing the temp switch to the pipe with a couple of self tapping screws and threadlock. The place where I intend to fit the switch is above the water line so Im thinking that, even if the screws were to come out, the worst that can happen is a small amount of cooling water leaks into the boat.
Can anyone see any reason why this is a bad idea?
Rather than buy a kit, Ive bought a temperature controlled switch and a buzzer and I need to fix the temp switch to the exhaust downpipe. I was planning to fix the switch to the downpipe (just below the rubber coupler that connects the downpipe to the riser) using a couple of jubilee clips but the switch has 2 lugs on it with holes so that it cam be screwed or bolted to a surface.
Im now thinking of drilling 2 small holes in the exhaust downpipe and screwing the temp switch to the pipe with a couple of self tapping screws and threadlock. The place where I intend to fit the switch is above the water line so Im thinking that, even if the screws were to come out, the worst that can happen is a small amount of cooling water leaks into the boat.
Can anyone see any reason why this is a bad idea?
