So ... is this the difference commonly known as 'course' or 'fine' threads?
... or does the UN have some signifigance? ( no pun intended )
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
>Robert!
>
> UNF is Unified National Fine. #10-32, 1/4-24 etc.
> UNC is Unified National Coarse. #10-24, 1/4-20 etc.
>
> The British, at least BMC, used a lot of UNF threads. I think it
>matched close one of their many own threads. The only things which
>arn't UNF are the fastners on the carberators.
>
> Catch you later
>
>Robert Duquette wrote:
>>
>> Ok! < sheepishness > What's a UNF? I know what a UFO is.
>>
>> Robert D.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Larry & Sandi Miller <millerls@ado13.com>
>>
>> >5/8 x 16 UNF or 5/8 x 18 UNF
>> >
>> >Larry Miller
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
>> >To: <BCAH@aol.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> >Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 7:41 PM
>> >Subject: Re: waster temp guage
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Bob,
>> >> I do not recall needing an adapter to do the bulb
>> >> relo, and I had a plug in my hardware bin. Nothing
>> >> unusual, just a pipe plug. Don't recall size,
>> >> although I just reassembled my head not even an hour
>> >> ago (car works, goes like hell for those who care).
>> >> Pretty large, 1/2 inch maybe?
>> >>
>> >> Ron
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --- BCAH@aol.com wrote:
>> >> > I am still researching the "948-to-1275" switch for
>> >> > my Bugeye. As I
>> >> > understand it, the mech water temp bulb (which
>> >> > normally screws into the
>> >> > radiator) just simply screws into the engine cyl
>> >> > head. Is this true? Someone
>> >> > said there was an adaptor involved to do
>> >> > this,-----11K2846--------as the bulb
>> >> > itself was too long. Am I on the right track? If I
>> >> > did this , what blocks up
>> >> > the new hole in the radiator? Of course, an old
>> >> > bulb from the trash bin
>> >> > would work,----but what thread bolt would be used to
>> >> > plug the hole? Somehow I
>> >> > get a feeling you can not just go down to the
>> >> > hardware store and buy a brass
>> >> > plug fitting. There was thread some time ago about
>> >> > British screwthreads
>> >> > being different from USA stuff . The difference
>> >> > being very small. I think
>> >> > this is why why people are just forcing stuff
>> >> > together and getting away with
>> >> > it. What do you people think? Bob C
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
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