X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from web52705.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.48.228] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with SMTP id 2386748 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:40:22 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.190.48.228; envelope-from=squiggles@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 68279 invoked by uid 60001); 14 Oct 2007 23:39:45 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=qz41KJaZ/q3oEdiqTAjnSIBJzc7YF5etR8Gg62FXgmgJ6nbrFEctwooZwHOrOlCxOJ2mwxs+jMvLy/tPgIWVJYmv6U/SRhxcJW0rTBL/oLkCP5x8Lb4cZJGFVlhKZqT8lYu6zbDGZYRF9bK6ZO/VM0K8asNqlPJbr8uEO/+lHs8=; X-YMail-OSG: qdw2p7oVM1kc47gAUW1cOfx7VqtGxnxjrgw3.it_1VkPpMIB1etVqSf5QC7hrnKImyOAzS2KzwkkIJK2w.nWM.ofyFkG.CzDQy9BMlygrnyYY0IO6Yl.Pve0cT1Ge4wIZqL8U.ghq1Zgx_PyZ89B59m4xw-- Received: from [75.176.4.102] by web52705.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:39:45 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/814.05 YahooMailWebService/0.7.134.12 Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:39:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Subject: Tap Size for Heater Outlet To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <378961.68253.qm@web52705.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Point taken on the NPT sizes( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_pipe_th= read#Pipe_thread_sizes )...I had a steel an-6 laying around and its threads= engage the ID of the tube pretty well per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN_= thread that would mean something in the 9/16" ID. Which would correspond t= o the drill size for 3/8 npt( http://ww2.mne.ksu.edu/classes/ME300/Referenc= e/npt%20tapdrill.htm ). However, 3/8npt seems perilously close to the OD = of 11/16( measured using the poor mans calipers, a crescent wrench ).=0A=0A= Thus, if everything is same on our blocks perhaps something of the order of= a 5/8x18 or x20 would be more appropriate?=0A=0AThoughts?=0A=0A-Scott=0A(H= oping clear weather holds for another 14 days...)=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A = __________________________________________________________________________= __________=0ATonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the = hottest shows on Yahoo! TV.=0Ahttp://tv.yahoo.com/ =0A