Just for reference, the hose sold by VDO for this exact application is
standard threads, not metric.  And the senders are tapered as well.  As long
as you're not overly aggressive with the standard thread, you can take it in
and out as many times as you like with no issue.
tx,
bmc  :)
Ben McCafferty
ben@volkscafe.com

Volks Cafe
1823 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA  95062
831-426-1244
http://volkscafe.com

> From: Ken Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
> Reply-To: kdlewis@JUNO.COM
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:59:40 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
>
> You are probably right, as long as you never have to undo it. What
> happens then? Like after a rebuild. At the best you have a cross-thread
> situation, at the worst threads fall out (or in). I plan on keeping my
> truck a long time. I have spent a lot of money and time doing things
> correctly. To intentionally screw a tapered, standard pipe thread into a
> straight metric hole goes against my grain.
> There is big sign in my garage to remind me; "There is never time
> to do it right but there is always time to do it twice".
>
> Good Luck and Drive Safely
> Ken Lewis
> 86 Crewcab, 60 356 T-5
> http://Neksiwel.20m.com/
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:17:11 -0500 (EST) David Brodbeck
> <gull@cyberspace.org> writes:
>> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Ken Lewis wrote:
>>
>>
>> I've heard, though, that they'll mate with each other and make a
>> leak-free
>> joint if you use a little teflon tape.  These are tapered pipe
>> threads so
>> there's some room for fudging, I would think.
>>
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