Mark
That's the oil pressure line. Without it you will pump oil out the
nipple on the engine. You need to remove the nipple and install a plug.
I don't know what kind of plastic it is but it's pretty tough stuff.
It has to withstand engine temperature and the oil pressure, which can be
over 100 psi. The Rootes Parts List calls out "Nylon pipe".
I went to a hydraulic line supplier with a part of my oil line and
they practically gave me a piece of tubing that has work fine for the past
15 years. You maybe able to purchase oil pressure gage tubing from your
local auto store or check online. If you know someone who bought an oil
pressure gage recently they may have enough tubing left over.
To install this tubing on the engine nipple I had to put the end of
the tube into boiling water and then force it over the nipple. I'm sure I
did that off the engine. Sorry, I have forgotten what the gage end looks
like and how it attaches the tube to the gage.
Ron Fraser
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From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of CoolVT@aol.com
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 6:31 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: small repair question
There is small (approx 1/4") plastic tube that comes through the firewall
above the brake MC, runs along side the driver side rocker cover and
attaches
to a small nipple on the left front side of the engine. Does this go to the
oil pressure gauge?
Anyway, the tube is broken where it attaches to the engine. How can I make
a
temporary repair? Is there a common tubing available to make a repair,
hopefully under the hood and not under the dash. What is the composition of
the tubing? At this time I know it is hard and brittle, what was it
originally? What will happen if the tube is not attached and the car is run?
Thanks in advance,
Mark L.
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