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FW: Oil Pressure Fitting

To: "'tigers'" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: FW: Oil Pressure Fitting
From: "Adin,David" <DavidAdin@mercydurango.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 09:46:17 -0700
Patrick,
This might be a "Smiths" part - meaning british pipe thread.  Hopefully
someone can give you a "real" answer soon, but I believe this is what you
are looking at.  Is there a part # on the fitting? (If memory serves, the
Smith #'s were BH #### or something like that.)

David 
> 
> I am putting a new motor in the Tiger I am restoring and am 
> having a tough 
> time finding the fitting that goes into the block for the oil 
> pressure line. 
> I have tried all the local auto parts places as well as four 
> hardware stores. 
> The threads on the block are not a problem but the threads on 
> the other side 
> for the oil line have been impossible. Is this a special 
> fitting (thread) or 
> am I just missing something? Would there be anyone who has an 
> extra original 
> fitting? Does anyone sell a fitting that works and look nice? 
> I don't want to 
> have a 5 inch long combination of hardware store reducers & 
> flares to make 
> this work.
> Thanks for any help.
> Patrick King

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