If yours is like one I worked on a while back, the center is actually
American pipe thread; a "close nipple" from your local plumbing supply
place (hardware store, home center, etc.) will have you up & running.
Take along the old one to check against mating parts for thread size.
The short ones have a single diameter thread, not tapered like ordinary
pipe, if they have continuous thread from end to end. This also means
that you can run one end into, say, a pipe elbow, clamp it into a vise
to protect those threads, and cut it off with a hacksaw, de-burr, and
unscrew it for use on the car. Wrapping it with a piece of cardboard
will protect the threads from Channellock (tm) jaws or whatever you use;
you'll need to do the same when installing, anyway, so might as well
practice! A "basin wrench" should be the ideal tool for reaching up in
there, BTW.
Ron
On 2/6/2012 10:39 PM, Les Noriel wrote:
I received a Mocal Thermostatic Oil Cooler sandwich plate along with some
AN10 fittings and a external Oil Cooler.
I'd like to use this in place of the water/oil cooler/heater. However, the
brass threaded center pipe on which the Oil filter mounts is too long. I
need a shorter one that is nearly half the length of the OEM pipe.
I've done a few searches and found only complete kits. Does anyone know
where I can purchase a shorter center pipe?
-Les
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