How to hook your 03 + knock sensor to a Teksid block

[juno]

Well I resolved one issue with a Teksid swap.

The Dilema:

The 98 and earlier teksid blocks have a different knock sensor and a different thread on the block. It is 12x1.5 and the ones in our cars are 8x1.25.
03 single knock sensor An 8x1.25 bolt goes through the center into the standoff on the block

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/8/6/8/knocksensor03.jpg

If you have 2

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/8/6/8/KS03-2.jpg

98 teksid Screws directly into a 12x1.5 thread standoff and has different conection
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/8/6/8/ks98.jpg




The Solution:

I wanted to keep the knock sensor and give myself the option of turning it off or adjusting its affect. I did not want to mess with the harness. So I made the 8mm bolt into a 12 mm. :D
I cut a 12" strip of aluminum foil just slightly less in width then the thread protuding past the accelerometer when the bolt is inserted through it. I wrapped it 6 or so times around the bolt (CW looking at the bolt thread end) I then took a spring from an old hex key set and cut it off about 5 coils down. It was about 80% the diameter of the bolt. I screwed that over the foil CW (leaving it near the bottom of the thread so it will enter the hole on the first turns) and put a couple of more foil wraps over that. I screwed it into the block with a little blue loctite until it was very snug and the accelerometer was making good contact.

Knock sensor installed - 03 top 98 bottom
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/8/6/8/Knocksensorssm.JPG
You could use a real helicoil if you have one or maybe the spring out of a pen ala Mcgyver.:D

Is this worth a sticky or is it too junkyard?

[stryker]

Well took some pics and post it. it will be more interesting.


STRYKER.

[FordNut]

Well I resolved one issue with a Teksid swap.

The Dilema:

The 98 and earlier teksid blocks have a different knock sensor and a different thread on the block. It is 12x1.5 and the ones in our cars are 8x1.25.

The Solution:

I wanted to keep the knock sensor and give myself the option of turning it off or adjusting its affect. I did not want to mess with the harness. So I made the 8mm bolt into a 12 mm. :D
I cut a 12" strip of aluminum foil just slightly less in width then the thread protuding past the accelerometer when the bolt is inserted through it. I wrapped it 6 or so times around the bolt (CW looking at the bolt thread end) I then took a spring from an old hex key set and cut it off about 5 coils down. It was about 80% the diameter of the bolt. I screwed that over the foil CW (leaving it near the bottom of the thread so it will enter the hole on the first turns) and put a couple of more foil wraps over that. I screwed it into the block with a little blue loctite until it was very snug and the accelerometer was making good contact.

Sorry, I forgot to take pics. You could use a real helicoil if you have one or maybe the spring out of a pen ala Mcgyver.:D

Is this worth a sticky or is it too junkyard?

Good info. I'll probably go with a helicoil though. Post some pics.

[juno]

Good info. I'll probably go with a helicoil though. Post some pics.

No metric helicoils within 20+ miles of my house on a weekend. I could use an SAE or make my own. You may need to get an 8mm and a 10 mm to fit it, or go to the drawer and get some reynolds wrap.

It sounds like a simple solution, but I know of no one who has addressed it with a helicoil or a homemade helicoil. Everyone I asked either does not install them or does some bastardized wiring.

[FordNut]

No metric helicoils within 20+ miles of my house on a weekend. I could use an SAE or make my own. You may need to get an 8mm and a 10 mm to fit it, or go to the drawer and get some reynolds wrap.

It sounds like a simple solution, but I know of no one who has addressed it with a helicoil or a homemade helicoil. Everyone I asked either does not install them or does some bastardized wiring.
Just a thought, have you ever used loctite form-a-thread? That may be another option...