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Subject:Re: looking for a source for metric hardware
From:Mad and Ed
Date:Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:42:40 -0700

You did a google search and found nothing?

On Tuesday, Jun 1, 2004, at 18:39 US/Pacific, Jake Beaulieu wrote:

> Hey,
>
> I am trying to cobble together a mechanical oil pressure gauge for my
> 1982 air cooled westy.  This gauge is to be used on a temporary basis
> for trouble shooting (in other words it will not be connected to a
> gauge on my dash).  I am also trying to rig up some sort of mounting
> kit for my VDO oil pressure sender.  As many of you have discovered,
> the sender doesn't fit without modifying the cooling tin or using some
> sort of adapter kit.
>
> I am having a heck of a time finding the necessary pipe and pipe
> fittings to do the job.  The threads in the crankcase are 10mm X 1.0
> pitch, and not many folks make pipe fittings with metric threads.  Can
> anybody suggest a good source?
>
> Thanks,
> Jake
>
>
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Edward Lowe
Seattle, WA
82 Westy Diesel upgraded to 1.9lt. Turbo
85 Golf Diesel 1.6lt NA
92 Cabrio 1.8lt gas
97 Passat Tdi