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Date:         Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:44:15 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: oil pressure problems,still
Comments: To: Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <009601c6ed8a$3b9666a0$0201a8c0@kaos>
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I have purchased an M-10 X 1.0 to 1/8 NPT 27 adapter for installing my
oil pressure gauge extension hose which is similiar to the one in this link:


http://www.egauges.com/vdo_acce.asp?Subgroup=Mech_Temp_Adapters


That way I'll keep my engine's threads stock.


Mike




Kenneth Lewis wrote:
>  FYI. The oil pressure switch has metric threads. NPT pipe thread is a
> conical hole, which is how the seal is made. The metric hole has parallel
> sides. The seal is made at the shoulder, not in the threads. The thread
> pitch is also slightly different.
>   This has always bothered me about the remote oil pressure switch extender
> hose, which is also NPT.
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>
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