Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.198.39] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 230409 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:41:59 -0400 Received: from DUANE (pcp04226426pcs.ptchar01.fl.comcast.net[68.56.40.183]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <20040629114121015002gfthe>; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:41:28 +0000 Message-ID: <002401c45dce$00715510$b7283844@DUANE> From: "Duane C. Service" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: E-mail subscription Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:41:14 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01C45DAC.74D969A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C45DAC.74D969A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please remove me from the list for a while. Please remove me from = now until September 15. I will re-enroll after that date. Thanks for the good job of keeping tis active. I am a lurker that = follows daily and certaily enjoy following the various threads. Duane Service dservice@comcast.net ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Barry Gardner=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:03 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil temp sensor Paul Conner, Are you trying to thread this into your block somewhere? In that case, = you should know that the threads on the Mazda are not NPT. They are BSPT = (British Standard Pipe Thread). They look similar to NPT and an NPT = sensor will get partly into the hole but will really be misthreaded. It = would be a shame if a whole group of rotary aviation enthusiasts screwed = the wrong thread into their blocks, creating metal shavings or worse = yet, having a sensor that is hanging on by a couple threads as they = crank up the pressure on their engine during takeoff. Your post specifically references an oil temp sensor. I don't have = specific data on oil temp but here's a source that specifically = references the oil pressure bung: = http://hp.autometer.com/techtips/faq_tech_writeups/pressure_and_temp_gaug= es/metric_adapters.html Summit Racing (www.summitracing.com) sells the AutoMeter adapter as = part number ATM 2269 for--gulp--$10.99. Barry Gardner Wheaton, IL sqpilot@earthlink wrote:=20 Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....I am trying to find out if anyone has located, or is using, an oil temp sensor that is a male pipe plug = thread, ie....1/4 NPT or 3/8 NPT. That would be the simplest installation for = me. Any and all suggestions and/or sources would be much appreciated. I = have run my engine for approximate 10 minute intervals, and the water temp = has been fine, but don't know about oil temp yet, as I need this sensor. = Thanks in advance for all replies. Paul Conner, 13b powered SQ2000 canard Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html =20 =20 >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C45DAC.74D969A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Please remove me = from the list=20 for a while. Please remove me from now until September = 15. I=20 will re-enroll after that date.

Thanks for the good job of keeping tis=20 active. I am a lurker that follows daily and certaily enjoy = following the=20 various threads.

Duane Service

dservice@comcast.net

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Barry Gardner
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 = 7:03=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil = temp=20 sensor

Paul Conner,

Are you trying to thread this into = your=20 block somewhere? In that case, you should know that the threads on the = Mazda=20 are not NPT. They are BSPT (British Standard Pipe Thread). They look = similar=20 to NPT and an NPT sensor will get partly into the hole but will really = be=20 misthreaded. It would be a shame if a whole group of rotary aviation=20 enthusiasts screwed the wrong thread into their blocks, creating metal = shavings or worse yet, having a sensor that is hanging on by a couple = threads=20 as they crank up the pressure on their engine during = takeoff.

Your post=20 specifically references an oil temp sensor. I don't have specific data = on oil=20 temp but here's a source that specifically references the oil pressure = bung:
http://hp.autometer.com/techtips/faq_tec= h_writeups/pressure_and_temp_gauges/metric_adapters.html

Summi= t=20 Racing (www.summitracing.com) sells = the=20 AutoMeter adapter as part number ATM 2269 = for--gulp--$10.99.

Barry=20 Gardner
Wheaton, IL

sqpilot@earthlink wrote:=20
Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....I am trying to find out if = anyone has located, or is using, an oil temp sensor that is a male pipe plug = thread, ie....1/4 NPT or 3/8 NPT. That would be the simplest installation for = me. Any and all suggestions and/or sources would be much appreciated. I = have run my engine for approximate 10 minute intervals, and the water temp = has been fine, but don't know about oil temp yet, as I need this sensor. = Thanks in advance for all replies. Paul Conner, 13b powered SQ2000 canard

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