BEWARE of the aftermarket nylon oil pressure lines. Heat is an enemy of Nylon
and
makes it brittle, so it cracks/breaks easily. Anyone have their engine
compartment
sprayed with hot engine oil when the line breaks? I have! What a mess, and
also
has the potential of destroying your engine as it will empty your crankcase
really
fast of all the oil!
Paul A
Gerard wrote:
> I agree with Paul. What you describe does sound like original. The other
> alternative is a flexible hose kit. I think it's sold as a vacuum line kit.
> The one I found at the mass. merch. auto parts store had the right fittings
> and ferrules for the block and the gauge. Ususally found with the
> aftermarket gauges.
>
> Gerard
>
> At 1:46 PM -0800 3/7/02, Paul A. Asgeirsson wrote:
> >Hi Bill,
> >
> >I'm pretty sure yours was the original type. Short piece of pipe with an
> >enlarged lump near the hose end. I've used copper tubing as a replacement
>for
> >ages. Eliminate the short stiff hose. You need to put about 3 or 4 curls
> >around
> >a broom handle on the tubing end close to the block so it won't fatigue crack
> >from the engine vibration.
> >
> >
> >Paul A
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