I was looking at something totally off-topic on a different forum today (Jeep) and came across a thread about air compressors that apparently had the same issue: a 12MM x 1.5 pitch thread instead of NPT. I also found a thread relevant to an oil pressure gauge with again the same problem. All items have one thing in common apparently: foreign manufacture. One of the threads did have a source though to adapt it:
http://www.isspro.com/proddetail.php?prod=R7962 I am sure it could be found cheaper elsewhere but this mismatch thread issue is obviously not just applicable to our Stovebolt repop parts.