SkipBurney
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Where is the port for the oil pressure sending unit on a 7.3 I would like to install a mechanical oil pressure gauge
Would steel be a better idea? Most of the sending units come with brass fittings. Is it just the pipe part that the vibrations affect?That brass is a bad idea, vibration will break it.
Normally what happens with an NPT fitting, since it is tapered, is it gets very thin halfway down the threads. Not uncommon to have brass threads crack and break with weight on them. Happens all the time on vibrating machinery without any vibration isolation for the gauge or transmitter.Would steel be a better idea? Most of the sending units come with brass fittings. Is it just the pipe part that the vibrations affect?
Would steel be a better idea? Most of the sending units come with brass fittings. Is it just the pipe part that the vibrations affect?
Depending on process fluid yes. Oil and steam tend to not have issues in stainless. But a galvanized pipe would do just fine.Last I heard, many stainless steels will work harden and crack. I'd probably go with something like schedule 80 galvanized.
I remember somebody referring to Chinese made tools as ``tool-shaped objects.'' That puts it in a nutshell.It's a pain in the ass to get cheap China stainless steel fittings to not leak. I have a five gallon bucket full of them that I'm going to scrap because they will not seal.