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Tapping a thread for temp gauge
08/30/13 at 13:50:22
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Finally getting a chance to get back and do a little work on the jeep.

I am replacing the temp gauge with mechanical one. I had to drill out a brass fitting so I can make the mechanical gauge fit. I didn't completely drill it out so as not to destroy the threads in the block.

I need to chase the threads to clean out the last little bit of brass, but I don't know what tap I should use. How do I go about figuring that out? I've not done this before so I really don't want to monkey-up the block.

Here's a pic from an earlier thread pointing out the brass fitting I drilled out.

  

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Re: Tapping a thread for temp gauge
Reply #1 - 08/30/13 at 14:16:16
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I think that is a 1/2" tapered pipe thread.
  
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