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Old 04-13-2019 | 04:43 PM
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-8 an female to 1/8 npt female, Lots of googling and havent been able to find one
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Old 04-13-2019 | 05:24 PM
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That would be a unique combo (1/2 to 1/8 npt)
Suggest 2 possibilities
AN-8 Cap then drill and tap to 1/8 NPT (may have to do some regrinding of the NPT to make it fit
AN-8 F to 3/8 NPT M to 3/8 NPT F to 1/8 NPT F

What are you trying to do?
They do make AN-8 M to 1/8 NPT to AN-8 F
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Old 04-13-2019 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by AllDodge
That would be a unique combo (1/2 to 1/8 npt)
Sugget 2 possibilities
AN-8 Cap then drill and tap to 1/8 NPT (may have to do some regrinding of the NPT to make it fit
AN-8 F to 3/8 NPT M to 3/8 NPT F to 1/8 NPT F

What are you trying to do?
They do make AN-8 M to 1/8 NPT to AN-8 F
I have the usual little mech gauge stuck in the front port, I want to mount a sender for a pressure gauge on the dash at the far end where the cap is.(yellow circle)



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Old 04-13-2019 | 06:16 PM
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Send me the #8 cap and I will drill & tap it for you.

ps- make sure your gauge won't fatigue and start leaking. I don't like mechanical gauges mounted on the engine or in the engine compartment. It's a personal thing.
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Old 04-13-2019 | 06:44 PM
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You can move the frt T that is drilled/tapped for 1/8Npt to the rear.

Edit in: Ooops. Re-read what you typed. You can get that T with a drilled/tapped 1/8"hole like the frt one,or you can drill/tap it yourself, or have someone like Mark at BAM do it as he graciously offered.

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Old 04-13-2019 | 07:10 PM
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If you get the fitting from BAM it will be right. Do agree, don't like fuel mechanical gauges feed by tubing to a gauge

Can also remove your current cap and install one of these and reinstall cap

https://www.motamec.com/motamec-an-j...y-adapter.html

Link is British but they make them here as well
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Easiest would probably be just picking up another T that’s already drilled and tapped for it.

And he said sender for a gauge on the dash, so sounds like it is not mechanical fed by tubing going to the dash.
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Here you go, replace the T with a 90,so even better,this way you can lose that cap.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...2273/overview/

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Here you go, replace the T with a 90,so even better,this way you can lose that cap.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...2273/overview/

that is so Gucci that Prada is jealous. That is the way to go and just be done with it.
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Old 04-14-2019 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by phragle
I have the usual little mech gauge stuck in the front port, I want to mount a sender for a pressure gauge on the dash at the far end where the cap is.(yellow circle)
I hope you are using an electric sender and gauge and not running a poly line to mechanical gauge in the dash.
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