Steve.....
The pipe was originally fitted with the flex line coming off at the head.
Later TDs and TFs had the pipe reversed so the flex line comes off at the
bottom. There are many who say you can see a 10lbs. difference in oil
pressure by switching the pipe's position - but I've never seen it.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Tritle <stritle@epix.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, July 12, 1998 10:23 AM
Subject: TD oil line
>Should the oil gallery pipe with the oil guage flex hose have the "dual"
>branches fit to the top of the block or to the bottomof the block on the
>TD? I show a schematic in the Service Parts catalogue that shows the
>dual fitting at the top not the bottom. Which is correct? It seems my
>memory recalls there was a switch at the factory from one way of fitting
>to the other. Does one fitting effect the oil pressure?
>
>Steve
>52 TD
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