texaswelder
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Hello everybody, I have a question and need advice...
I have just finished a complete rebuild on my fordson dexta.
This includes adding the aftermarket new style oil pump.
As many know the ports are different on the new pumps.
Instead of the threaded ports being straight out of the bottom and using elbows (old pump) the new pump has the ports for pickup tube and supply tube going straight out the back of the pump requiring new tubes to be made.
Here's my probem,
Where the heck do you find the compression fittings required to thread into the new pump and engine block for the 5/8 copper tubes and I fabricated and the new compression ferrules.
The old steel tubes had one fitting that could be utilized but I still need two more (due to the fact I am not using the old elbows).
Every engine shop, hydraulic and plumbing shop tell me they don't exist.
They tell me they were fazed out years ago, they were called compression sleeves, they aren't inverted flairs and so on...
Everyone tells me the threads are more like pipe threads (coarse) not flair threads (fine) which is true.
So here I sit with a new rebuilt engine and I am having trouble trying to feed the oil to it because of the compression fittings.
Has anyone come across this and if so what fittings are needed to install the new 5/8 copper tubes and ferrules I retro fitted.
I knew from the beginning of this project I would have to fabricate the new oil tubes but didn't think I would be held up at the end because of the fittings.
Any help would be greatly appreciated and I really look forward to installing the oil tubes, putting the pan back on and firing her up...
Thank you in advance,
Shawn.
I have just finished a complete rebuild on my fordson dexta.
This includes adding the aftermarket new style oil pump.
As many know the ports are different on the new pumps.
Instead of the threaded ports being straight out of the bottom and using elbows (old pump) the new pump has the ports for pickup tube and supply tube going straight out the back of the pump requiring new tubes to be made.
Here's my probem,
Where the heck do you find the compression fittings required to thread into the new pump and engine block for the 5/8 copper tubes and I fabricated and the new compression ferrules.
The old steel tubes had one fitting that could be utilized but I still need two more (due to the fact I am not using the old elbows).
Every engine shop, hydraulic and plumbing shop tell me they don't exist.
They tell me they were fazed out years ago, they were called compression sleeves, they aren't inverted flairs and so on...
Everyone tells me the threads are more like pipe threads (coarse) not flair threads (fine) which is true.
So here I sit with a new rebuilt engine and I am having trouble trying to feed the oil to it because of the compression fittings.
Has anyone come across this and if so what fittings are needed to install the new 5/8 copper tubes and ferrules I retro fitted.
I knew from the beginning of this project I would have to fabricate the new oil tubes but didn't think I would be held up at the end because of the fittings.
Any help would be greatly appreciated and I really look forward to installing the oil tubes, putting the pan back on and firing her up...
Thank you in advance,
Shawn.