top end coiler from ape.

[SqDancerLynn1]

1/4" pipe thread

[Hap Call]

Hey Hap, do you remember the details on the elbow for that gauge? Did you have to modify it to screw into the block, or did it come with the right threads? I'm making a top end oiler, and am not exactly sure what size/thread I'll need for the oil passages. I like the idea of the gauge too, since I'll be losing my oil light.

Thanks

The elbow is a brass 1/8" NPT (national pipe thread) with a male end and a female end. It cost about $1.50. What I did was take the plug from the oil galley and had a hole drilled in it then had the hole tapped out to fit the 1/8" NPT threads of the elbow. A decent machine shop can do it for you for less than $5 or you can have a friend who works in industry take it to work and have it done at the plant machine shop. I ordered the gauge with 1/8" NPT center back mount.

I hope that helps....

Hap

[lhanscom]

Thanks! I picked up some 1/4 pipe joints tonight, and it looks like they fit. I'll be working on the oil pressure gauge a little later on. Thanks again for the help.