[Tigers] issues with tapping the oil filter lines

[Owain Lloyd]

that's a good point.  i also have those plugged ports on the back of
the adapter but i'll have to check carefully that it'll clear the
headers.

you think -8 lines are too skimpy?  well you've just given me a good
excuse to put some nice shiny new -10 in instead :)

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:32 PM, Smit, Theo <Theo.Smit at dynastream.com> wrote:
> You want the oil to be flowing past the sender, otherwise you're going
> to get incorrect temperatures.
> My remote oil filter base has 1/2NPT fittings on each end of the inlet
> and outlet ports - the obvious place for me to put a sender (besides the
> fitting in my Canton pan) would be to put a 1/2 to 1/8NPT adapter in the
> end of one of these ports and screw the fitting into that. You might
> find that your filter base has enough beef to drill and thread for
> 1/8NPT somewhere, if it doesn't have the multiple ports to begin with.
>
> As Sandy suggested... -8 lines are a little skimpy for a remote filter
> setup especially if you end up running a couple feet of hose.
>
> Theo