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RE: Oil Pressure Sensors Thread size

To: "'Terry L. Thompson'" <tlt@digex.net>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Oil Pressure Sensors Thread size
From: "Mitchell, Douglas (D.B.)" <dmitchel@ford.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 14:42:51 -0500
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry L. Thompson [mailto:tlt@digex.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 2:06 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Oil Pressure Sensors Thread size

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> Does anyone know what the thread size and type (NPT, BSF, 
> etc.) is on the
> Spitfire oil pressure inlet on the block? Anyone got their
> bentley/haynes/workshop
> manual with them?


1/4 inch NPTF


> 
> Just for everyone's edification: 
> NPT = National Pipe Thread (U.S. standard meets ANSI/ASME B1.20.1-1983
> specified
> by most US manufacturers)
> BSW = British Standard Whitworth System (Euro/australian 
> standard screw
> thread)
> BSF = British Standard Fine (Euro/australian tapered fine thread)
> BSP = British Standard Pipe (European and Australian Pipe thread)
> 


Doug Mitchell
mailto:dmitchel@ismi.net
mailto:dmitchel@ford.com
'73 Spitfire 1500

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