roger_scotty
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Hmm....well the good thing is that all the parts we are talking about are exterior to the powerplant! Seriously, nobody does better work than a concerned owner doing something for the second time.....
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Tomorrow, I will "fix" my newly installed oil pressure gauge of which I am so proud. Minor oil leak at the adapter will apparently require some teflon tape. I will be doing away with the idiot light.
Tomorrow, I will "fix" my newly installed oil pressure gauge of which I am so proud. Minor oil leak at the adapter will apparently require some teflon tape. I will be doing away with the idiot light.
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Don't use teflon tape! Get some of the teflon liquid pipe dope stuff. Teflon tape can get into the oil system and plug up small oil passages and starve bearings.
jimstractors
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The same goes for hydraulic fittings. If you use teflon tape on Cross rams and loader valves, you void the warranty. Use the liquid sealant for all your hydraulic and oil connections.
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Too Late...
Already repaired with teflon tape. I was VERY careful to keep any part of the tape at least 6 or so threads from the end of the fitting (I cut the 1/4 inch tape into 1/8 inch wide strips)
Should I take it apart again (3rd times a charm)? Also, I used the supplied plastic tubing. Someone had a picture posted with copper tubing (and teflon tape). That might be better. I dont know if the copper tubing can be used with the Sunpro gauges.
Already repaired with teflon tape. I was VERY careful to keep any part of the tape at least 6 or so threads from the end of the fitting (I cut the 1/4 inch tape into 1/8 inch wide strips)
Should I take it apart again (3rd times a charm)? Also, I used the supplied plastic tubing. Someone had a picture posted with copper tubing (and teflon tape). That might be better. I dont know if the copper tubing can be used with the Sunpro gauges.
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I put a sunpro oil pressure gauge on my '54 NAA a few weeks ago. At the advice of others, I didn't use the 3/16 (?? ) plastic line that came with the kit, but instead used the copper tubbing. Sunpro sells this as an accesscory pack, should be located on the same isle as the gauge.. they also sell a metric accsy. pack in the same area.. The gauge doesnt care plastic or copper.. it is a compression fit with brass fittings anyway.
The brass copper unions onmine never did leak and I used no thread prep on them... Nice thing about brass... usually you can tighten it enough to seal.
Mines been running every other day for the last few weeks with no leaks.
Soundguy
The brass copper unions onmine never did leak and I used no thread prep on them... Nice thing about brass... usually you can tighten it enough to seal.
Mines been running every other day for the last few weeks with no leaks.
Soundguy
