Propane Meter How-To
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:12 pm
Mihlrad asked me how to make one so I went into research and made one of my facny ass paint diagrams again, this one took hours....
So here's a How-To... I haven't made it myself, but I know it works because I know how to put fitting together
To Make a Propane Fuel Meter....
-Propane torch head (About $17)
-1/8" NPT - 18 die ( About $7, if you don't have one get a chasing die)
-(2) 1/4" Male to 3/8" barb hose fitting ($1.19 at Home-Depot)
-(2) 5/8" hose clamps (about $0.80 at Home-Depot)
-3/8" Diameter hose ($0.65 on McMaster, 5304K22)
-Regulator with 1/4" NPT inlet\outlet ($10-$20)
-(1) 1/8" to 1/4" female coupling
-(2) 1/4" ball valves ($6.02 on McMaster, 47865K21)
-(2) 1/4" to 1/2" female couplings
-1/2" Inner Diameter meter pipe (only $5.51 for 18" of threaded steel on McMaster, 4499K114)
-1/4" eblow
<img src="http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7574 ... ted7gm.png">
Go to <A HREF="http://burntlatke.com/ft_live.html"> Burnt Latke Fuel Tool </A> to find out what to set the reg to and what the meter pipe length should be....
When tefloning use about 5 wraps, 1 will leak insanely, 3 will still leak, 4-5 is perfect.... DON'T OVERTIGHTEN FITTINGS!!!
So here's a How-To... I haven't made it myself, but I know it works because I know how to put fitting together
To Make a Propane Fuel Meter....
-Propane torch head (About $17)
-1/8" NPT - 18 die ( About $7, if you don't have one get a chasing die)
-(2) 1/4" Male to 3/8" barb hose fitting ($1.19 at Home-Depot)
-(2) 5/8" hose clamps (about $0.80 at Home-Depot)
-3/8" Diameter hose ($0.65 on McMaster, 5304K22)
-Regulator with 1/4" NPT inlet\outlet ($10-$20)
-(1) 1/8" to 1/4" female coupling
-(2) 1/4" ball valves ($6.02 on McMaster, 47865K21)
-(2) 1/4" to 1/2" female couplings
-1/2" Inner Diameter meter pipe (only $5.51 for 18" of threaded steel on McMaster, 4499K114)
-1/4" eblow
<img src="http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7574 ... ted7gm.png">
Go to <A HREF="http://burntlatke.com/ft_live.html"> Burnt Latke Fuel Tool </A> to find out what to set the reg to and what the meter pipe length should be....
When tefloning use about 5 wraps, 1 will leak insanely, 3 will still leak, 4-5 is perfect.... DON'T OVERTIGHTEN FITTINGS!!!