Originally Posted by
Lee Johnson
10AN ORB (O-Ring Boss) and 1/2 BSPP (British Standard Pipe Parallel) are the same thread pitch (14 per inch), but the male thread outside diameters (ODs) are slightly different. 10AN OD is close to 0.875 inch (i.e., 7/8-14) while 1/2 BSPP OD is 0.81 inch (per Pegasus catalog).
Re-tapping an existing female 1/2 BSPP to fit a 10AN would be pretty straight forward because of identical thread pitches. Of course access in-car and control of the small amount of metal chips generated might not be easy! Also, an actual o-ring sealed fitting might not seal properly without chamfering the edge of the hole, so a Dowty or statoseal or soft copper washer might be needed.
Lee