"Phil. Paskos" wrote:
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> By the way Clark, How does your burner fit in the boiler? Mine
> is a bit looser than I'd like.
Mine is snug. You can tighten it some by taping close the copper flange
on the boiler tube. I have several projects ahead of the K4 fix so it
will be a time before I
O.K.Clark;
Thanks for the info. I will call them and get the gauge. I measured the
glass and according to Sulphur Springs the 6mm glass is what we'll need. The
fun part comes in identifying the threads on the fitting. The assembly
manual calls it 8-3. This is further identified as an M6 lockn
Phil. I too have a K4 that needs the same mod. I haven't done it yet.
But you asked about thread gauges. I got my dual Metric / SAE gauge
from Travers Tool Co. On page 613 of their catalog one finds Screw
Pitch Gages by Products Engineering Co (PEC) tools in several
combinations. Model 5629
I bought an Aster K4 and want to make the sight glass mod to it. The
original is to low and when you can see the line at the top of the glass
you're already to low on water. The problem is figuring out what the thread
sizes are on the fitting that has to be moved up. It's 6mm (I think), but
the As
