[TR] Trying to identify fittings for oil pressure gauge.

[Sujit Roy]

thanks . Sujit

On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 2:09 PM Greg Gelhar <greg at gelhar.com> wrote:

> Not certain at all, but look up British Standard Parallel Pipe (BSPP). See
> if the specs match what you have. I know Triumph used those on the early
> fuel pipes.
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> *From:* Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Sujit
> Roy
> *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2020 12:52 AM
> *To:* Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [TR] Trying to identify fittings for oil pressure gauge.
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> Years back when I got my Stag, the PO installed an oil pressure gauge.
> They had removed the oil pressure sensor. I went to a junkyard and got a
> tee from an MGB. (item no. 1 from left in photo)  I then went to
> a hydraulic line shop and they made me a steel braided hydraulic line
> which I could plumb in. I'm not sure what the fittings on the ends are, but
> they gave me some adapters for the ends. (Item no. 4 from left in photo)
> One end of the adapter threads into the hydraulic line, and the other in an
> NPT. The other adapter which came with the hydraulic line threads into the
> tee. The male threads on the tee are not NPT. The photo next to the tee
> went in the engine block of an MGB. The other end of this thing is not NPT
> either.  Would anyone have a clue what the thread could be on the MGB tee?
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> The following may also give a clue. I bought a smiths oil pressure gauge.
> A pipe was included in the kit with some adapters. (The adapter is the
> third item to the left) The end of this supplied pipe will thread directly
> into the Tee of the MGB and the other end, threads onto the gauge. In the
> kit came an adapter which can change one of the ends of this pipe to an NPT
> thread.
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> Now here is the other problem. I'm trying to identify the threads on
> either end of the hydraulic lines.
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> Maybe another clue.
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> I have from a fellow Triumph owner been given a custom made hydraulic line
> by TS Imports for  TR6 oil pressure gauge. This line also came with
> adapters on either end to change from whatever thread to NPT.
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> Can someone please tell me what threads hydraulic lines use?  This TS
> Import hydraulic line uses the same thread as my custom hydraulic line. Do
> hydraulic lines use a standard thread? If so, what is it?
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> What I'm trying to ultimately do is join the hydraulic line directly to
> the pipe supplied with the oil pressure gauge and do away with this MGB
> Tee.
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> Regards, Sujit
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> Sujit Roy
> Cupertino, California
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> https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/
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Sujit Roy
Cupertino, California

https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/
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