Talon Motorsport
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 06:43 PM |
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LPG brake fuel fittings???
I'm trying to fit an LPG kit to my Rover V8 recovery truck but have come across a problem with one of the threads on the LPG tank sender,
I've measured it with a thread gauge and it comes out as 1mm pitch dead but around 1/2-14mm. Zeus book says metric fine is m14x1.5 1/2unc is
1.3 pitch is there such a thing as a M14x1mm brake fitting for 8mm-5/16 pipe or should I just replace it?
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owelly
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 06:51 PM |
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Could it be a banjo thread? 9/16" unf?. I don't have a Zeus book handy but its worth checking.
[Edited on 27/5/12 by owelly]
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Talon Motorsport
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 07:07 PM |
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Ah looks like that could be it although theres not much between these ........
14mm = 0.551"
0.525" = 1/4 whitworth = 5/16 BSF
0.563" = 9/16 AF
not much in it, seams odd that the feed to the vapour pot is M10x1mm standard brake fitting and the filler to the tank is some thing else.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 07:45 PM |
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14x1 is used on LPG system but get the right parts rather than cobbling something together.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Talon Motorsport
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 08:01 PM |
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I intend on fitting every thing properly even if it is a bit of a Heniz 57 of the main parts, it just seems that every pipe has a different size
thread I just can't seem to track down this one fitting.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 08:08 PM |
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Sorry, but I don't follow your logic I'm afraid.
You don't need to be doing anything other than buying LPG system components and fitting them, you really shouldn't have to work it out at
all.
That's certainly how I did it.
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Talon Motorsport
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 08:41 PM |
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I have all the main parts what I'm struggling with is the plumbing. back of the external filler is M12x1.5 compression fitting in to 5/16 copper
pipe the other end that goes in to the tank sender unit is M14x1mm compression (the one I can't find for sale any where) from the tank sender
unit M10x1mm in to 3/16 pipe that then goes in to 1/4 bsp female fitting on the vapouriser. Now I know there needs to be a soleniod between the two
but if I can't get the fittings then it's a waste of time.
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daviep
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 08:54 PM |
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Perhaps post some pics and and tell us who manufactures the multi valve.
Cheers
Davie
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 10:24 PM |
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Normally the pipe from tank to vapouriser would be either 6mm ( or 8mm) , these days the norm is to use Faro Poly flex LPG pipe for this .
The tank fittings divide in those for single hole tanks and four hole tanks, most systems are single hole tanks, 4 hole tank outlets use JIC
fittings.
http://autogas-lpg.co.uk/59-reducing
http://www.tinleytech.co.uk/
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 10:32 PM |
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Look out for airbrake fittings. Many of them are **X1mm. Linky to a website pdf
http://www.tube-gear.com/pages/pdf/2.1_Air-Brake-Compression-Fittings/2.1_069-071_Components.pdf
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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Talon Motorsport
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 10:38 PM |
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silly sod here was looking at using brake line, I'm now where I should have been from the start. thanks all
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 27/5/12 at 10:39 PM |
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Just check they are fit for purpose re. pressure and lpg.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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