Re: [ST] fuel fitting threads are BSP

["Rick & Joyce" <rnjwes@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Bergman wrote:
> I was told by Team Triumph that the threads on the gray 90
degree elbow are
> 1/4" BSP. He also said that when was putting together the metal
fuel fitting
> kits he tried to source a replacement for that one but it
proved to be too
> difficult. Since they rarely break (just leak) he stopped
looking.

If memory serves, the thread pitch is close to 18mm x 1.5, though
taprered.  I've seen one broken, due to incompetence.  The
threads remaining in the access plate took hours to clean out!
On the plus side, it didn't seem like such a long wait for the
replacement part :o).
- --
Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST



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