Re: 1/2 inch oil pickup tube

[Dave Casey <dcasey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I'll have to disagree here.

1/2" NPT is a tapered tap, and the pickups use straight pipe thread. The
correct tap is 1/2" NPS (National, Pipe, Straight). You can buy them from
McMaster-Carr at http://www.mcmaster.com


Dave Casey

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Joeydahook9@xxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: 1/2 inch oil pickup tube


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> Ken, the tap is 1/2" - 14 NPT.  I'll be darned if I can find the bit.
> That'll bug me for the rest of the day.  I did mine a few weeks ago and it
turned
> out fine after some discussion on thread pitch.  That's the proper tap to
use.
> I did a little cleaning up of the port afterwards using a tootsie roll.
There
> was a small (1/16") burr that needed cleaning up.  Looked pretty good when
I
> was finished.  Mancini is having a special this month - Hemi pan and 1/2"
> pick-up for 150.00.  It's a 6 quart pan for 70/71 E bodies, but says it
will fit
> most B Bodies.  The Mopar and Milodon pans are 7 qt, but they hit the
curbs
> easier and are about 60.00 more.  Mancini's hemi pan part number is
MRE884K.
> Don't forget to get a hardened oil pump shaft if you're going to a high
volume or
> high pressure pump too. Hope it helps.  Joe
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