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

Mon Dec 19 18:34:38 PST 2016

Ringnecks! That's a GREAT dinner. :o)

Phil in TX

On 12/19/2016 7:45 PM, Thomas O Mehrkam wrote:
> I only shot 6 morning dove. All on Sunday.
>
> Last weekend everyone brought their grand kids.  There were six boys
> between 9 to 16 and a number of 20 somethings.  We gave them the best
> places along with their Grand Fathers.  The rest of us took care of
> moving stands and feeders of a350 acre partial where we lost the lease.
> We got every thing moved and set back up in promising places.
>
> There were not many morning doves until after the front.  The kids went
> home. The rest of us stayed and hunted the good places. There were a lot
> of doves but very difficult shooting due to the wind.
>
> The Kids shot enough ring necks for dinner.  All and all a great weekend.
>
> The first weekend of the fall season everyone shot two limits 30 dove
> each.  No kids and a lot of shooting. The second trip about the same.
>
> On 12/19/2016 6:46 PM, Dave wrote:
>> 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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