[Diy_efi] Tapping Metric Injector Threads

Matt Porritt porrittm at anet.co.nz
Wed Jan 8 05:27:16 GMT 2003


Haha... Alloy over here is short or Aluminium.
Tapping size for a 12 x 1.5 is 10.5mm.
Try slightly smaller.. 1 13/32" maybe (which is 10.3mm - off top of my head)
Use Kero as a cutting fluid.
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Matt Porritt
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On 8/1/03 3:18 AM Brian Michalk wrote

> Alloy?  My scrap metl is 6061 aluminum.  I use way oil to lubricate; very
> sticky stuff.
> 
> The 1.5 pitch is specifically for pipe threads which is why I thought it
> would be tapered.
> 
> Will try a smaller bit tonight.


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