If you don't have a plug with a drilled hole a rolled pin (from any good
hardware store) works too.
Bud Rolofson
71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
66TR4A CTC57806 (The Wreck-Almost Parts)
66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
71F-250 Camper Special (Triumph Support Vehicle)
Z-50A Hardly Davidson 1977 Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
----- Original Message -----
From: Karl Vacek
To: thenicholls@verizon.net ; triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Catastrophic oil line failure for oil pressure gauge
New lines or not, the one thing that will defniitely limit the damage if it
ever breaks again is to put a restrictor at the place where it attaches to
the engine. A plug inside the fitting with a very small drill hole through
it will still allow pressure to be measured just fine, and if the line
breaks you'll get a small stream but not a gusher. Aircraft do this - it's
particularly important in flight because you can't just pull over onto a
cloud if a leak occurs, and stains aside, you don't want to lose all your
oil.
Karl
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