thanks everyone for the replies.
i did not buy the mcmaster adapter, but i did buy an adapter. i bought it from
Summit, where i bought the guage. the packaging of the adapter, says it is
what i ordered. to wit, 1/8NPT female to 1/8BPST male. i should say that,
while my car is a 67.5, the engine is an H20, of unknown vintage. is it
possible the H20 block has NPT threads?
thanks again
s
675MIZU
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From: MH <twobeaners@earthlink.net>
To: Ronnie Day <ronnie.day@gmail.com>; steven boortz
<vociferouschicanery@yahoo.com>
Cc: roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, February 21, 2010 12:44:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] oil pressure guage woes
Might this be what you need?
http://www.mcmaster.com/#4860k141/=5x1y9k
Mike Hudson '67 - Stroker / 5-Speed
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronnie Day" <ronnie.day@gmail.com>
To: "steven boortz" <vociferouschicanery@yahoo.com>
Cc: "roadsters" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] oil pressure guage woes
> Steve,
>
> The hole is BPST, I think, and while you can tap it, it's tight
> getting the tap handle in there. Easiest deal is to go to a local auto
> parts place and get the bag of adapters from Equus. I couldn't find it
> on the Equus site, but I got mine at the local O'Reilly's for under
> $10. One of them screws right in.
>
> Ron
>
>> hi everyone
>> thanks in advance for any help you might offer.
>> i bought a new mechanical oil pressure guage (AutoMeter) because my original
> guage was giving some funny readings. B i removed the original sender from the
> block, and attempted to insert the adapter (1/8 NPT female to 1/8 BPST male).
> B i cannot thread the adapter into the block. B at all. B it won't even start.
> B the 1/8 NPT compression fitting that would go into the adapter won't go into
> the B block either. B the original sender unit screws in by finger strength,
> no problem. B i cannot tell by holding them together, whether the threads on
> the original sender are closer to the 1/8 NPT or 1/8 BPST, they are that
> close.
>> any ideas?
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