Guinness
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 03:07 PM |
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BSP threads
I have a bsp thread on my oil cooler. Do I just tighten it up, or do I need to add PTFE tape?
Cheers
Mike
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hearbear
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 03:13 PM |
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You will need a dowty seal between the fitting and the cooler.
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 04:50 PM |
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If it's BSP parallel, then yes a Dowty washer (or similar) is needed, but if it's BSP taper, then you need PTFE tape or pipe sealant.
Just an aside, but about twelve years ago I was doing a project for ICI in Billingham and their specs were way out of date, they required BSP(P)
fittings to be fitted with a greased leather washer!
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clairetoo
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 06:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
I have a bsp thread on my oil cooler. Do I just tighten it up, or do I need to add PTFE tape?
Cheers
Mike
Depends on what type of fittings you have - if the cooler has male convex fittings (as mine does , which I think is pretty much the standard) then you
dont need anything - not PTFE tape and certainly not a doughty washer , as the correct hose fitting is a metal to metal seal .
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 06:46 PM |
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Any I have seen are convex fittings -- certainly was standard practice for Serk alloy coolers and British volume manufacturers when they fitted oil
coolers on car like the MGB and Imp Sport.
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twybrow
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 07:15 PM |
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Hurrah for Dowty!
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Guinness
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 07:15 PM |
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Thanks guys.
I emailed Think Auto who supplied the cooler and the hoses. They said a little grease on the threads and male end.
So that's what I did.
Mike
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