[AT] Off Topic 2001 Ford F250 6.8L engine. Oil pressure gage port size.

[Dave]

ThoYou will be OK burning Cedar Elm. See: http://arborwizard.com/burn-this-not-that-by-dallas-tree-specialist <http://arborwizard.com/burn-this-not-that-by-dallas-tree-specialist> and http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=15118.0 <http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=15118.0>
	Dave
PS, Be sure to split it upside down (as with all woods)
PPS, How many doves did you shoot? 
PPS, Is it difficult “leading” then backwards?

> On Dec 19, 2016, at 7:19 PM, Thomas O Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> Truck ran with no problems.  Went hunting in Runge Tx.
> 
> Saturday night temp dropped from 85f to 30f in just a few hours. We 
> literately went from shorts to jump suites gloves and ski masks.
> 
> Hunting was great after the norther.  25mph winds and 30 degree weather 
> was quite exhilarating.  Doves were flying backwards going up wind and 
> 100 mph down wind.  It was quite challenging and fun.
> 
> PS: Anyone try to burn Ceder Elm.  We lost a huge tree a couple of years 
> ago.  I cut a few limbs to try the next trip.  I have heard bad things 
> about piss elm.  This is not piss elm but it is elm. If that does not 
> work We have some mesquite.
> 
> On 12/14/2016 10:05 PM, Thomas O Mehrkam wrote:
>> I am not far from you now.  I live in Houston Garden Oaks north of the
>> Heights. I lived here when we were a Suburb and we were out in the country.
>> 
>> My father grew up on a farm in Waller.  After the war he settled in
>> Garden Oaks and worked as a Printer.  The 47 acres is part of my Grand
>> Fathers  farm.   The H belonged to an Uncle. I worked in Sharpstown  and
>> Stafford for 35 years.  Now working  290 and Pinemont NW Houston.
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/14/2016 9:30 PM, Dennis Johnson wrote:
>>> Thomas,
>>> 
>>> You will be close to me when you move. I am about 48 miles South of you in Rosenberg.
>>> 
>>> Dennis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 14, 2016, at 9:02 PM, Thomas O Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Oil pressure followup.
>>>> 
>>>> Oil pressure specifications. Engine at temperature 200F, 2000 rpm
>>>> pressure between 40 and 75 psi.  Mine is at 53 psi.   Not bad for
>>>> 240,000 miles.
>>>> 
>>>> I found a oil pressure test set at harbor freight.  $27.  It had a
>>>> gauge, 5 1/2 ft hose and a bunch or adapters.  It could use some type of
>>>> swivel. I had to crawl under the truck and out from under it at least
>>>> five times to relieve the torque on the hose to be able to thread in the
>>>> gate. A swivel would have been much easier but it worked.  The gauge
>>>> looped over the driver side mirror makeing it easy to perform the test.
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=oil+pressure+tester
>>>> 
>>>> The pressure sender thread is 1/4 18 MPT  instead of NPT.  No O ring on
>>>> the gas engine just some thread sealer.   It is a straight thread. The
>>>> tester had a tapered thread and engaged two threads sealed fine for the
>>>> test.
>>>> 
>>>> Pressure was 30 psi at 1000 rpm idle.  28 psi in gear at idle 700 rpm
>>>> and 70 psi max wot.  I installed a new pressure switch and all looks
>>>> fine.  Time to go hunting this weekend.  Yea.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the help.  I tried to put a tester together from parts from
>>>> Northern Tool but they did not have the proper gauge in stock so the
>>>> Harbor Freight it was. About the same price anyway.
>>>> 
>>>> ANTIQUE Tractor Reference.
>>>> 
>>>> I am moving a house on my 47 acres in Waller Texas.  When things dry out
>>>> I will be using the Ford and trailer to move my Farmall H and blade to
>>>> level the pad for the house.
>>>> 
>>>>>> On 12/14/2016 6:19 PM, Steve W. wrote:
>>>>>> tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For some reason I did not think about NAPA
>>>>>> Strange it says MPT which is a straight thread not tapered.
>>>>> The actual unit in the engine nor has the same thread form as NPT, but
>>>>> it is a straight thread with an O-Ring that seats against the block to
>>>>> seal it. Only the OEM switch is made that way.
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