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Hi, Barry.....thanks for the response. I had
the local hydraulic shop fabricate my oil lines going to my oil cooler, and had
a 1/4" NPT "T" installed in the middle of the hose between the oil cooler
and the engine. This is where I wish to install my oil temp probe. Thanks
for the info/suggestions. Paul Conner
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Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:03
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil temp
sensor
Paul Conner,
Are you trying to thread this into your
block somewhere? In that case, you should know that the threads on the Mazda
are not NPT. They are BSPT (British Standard Pipe Thread). They look similar
to NPT and an NPT sensor will get partly into the hole but will really be
misthreaded. It would be a shame if a whole group of rotary aviation
enthusiasts screwed the wrong thread into their blocks, creating metal
shavings or worse yet, having a sensor that is hanging on by a couple threads
as they crank up the pressure on their engine during takeoff.
Your post
specifically references an oil temp sensor. I don't have specific data on oil
temp but here's a source that specifically references the oil pressure
bung:
http://hp.autometer.com/techtips/faq_tech_writeups/pressure_and_temp_gauges/metric_adapters.html
Summit
Racing (www.summitracing.com) sells the
AutoMeter adapter as part number ATM 2269 for--gulp--$10.99.
Barry
Gardner
Wheaton, IL
sqpilot@earthlink wrote:
Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....I am trying to find out if anyone has
located, or is using, an oil temp sensor that is a male pipe plug thread,
ie....1/4 NPT or 3/8 NPT. That would be the simplest installation for me.
Any and all suggestions and/or sources would be much appreciated. I have
run my engine for approximate 10 minute intervals, and the water temp has
been fine, but don't know about oil temp yet, as I need this sensor. Thanks
in advance for all replies. Paul Conner, 13b powered SQ2000 canard
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