question about 1/8 PT thread

[916S14]

I have a tomei oil block adapter and i bough an oil pressure gauge so i can screw into the tomei piece. The oil pressure has 1/8 PT thread which is tapered and when i screw it in to the tomei piece it doesnt go in all the way, like 1/4 of the way than stops because of the tapered thread. Is this ok? or do i have to get one of those thread converter things? Tried searching.... be nice..

[undesiredshoe]

Tomei = Japan

Japan = BSPT

1/8 PT = NPT

NPT =/= BSPT

You = 1 point smarter now

[singlecamslam]

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.allcargauges.com/images/d_2066.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.allcargauges.com/gauges/Autometer-Adapters--Fittings-Metric-Adapters-Oil-Pressure-1-8--p-10085.html&h=300&w=300&sz=14&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=YnHBFg-LF1m6tM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1/8%2Bnpt%2Bto%2Bbspt%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26client%3 Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG

thats what you need. You could do it without that with pipe dope but thats ghetto in my opinion.

[babowc]

i just stuck my 1/8npt into the stock KA bspt oil filter housing.
lol
fuck it!

[let5l1de]

any major performance retail store will have this piece available over the counter. Even local nut/bolt shops should have them in stock. available in either stainless steel and brass. Also, be sure to use Loctite 565 PST Thread Sealant (http://www.henkelna.com/cps/rde/xchg/henkel_us/hs.xsl/1554_USE_HTML.htm?countryCode=us&BU=ut&parentredDotUID=productfinder&redDotUID=0000000I46) on almost every threaded water or oil connection.