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Hello,
When I rebuilt my E27N I found the calormeter was fairly tight coming out so I measured the TPI and diameter of the thread and found it to be 9/16UNF. I chased the thread in the rad out with a tap of this size and the gauge screwed in nicely.
I hope this helps.
Peter.

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