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    Default This is what 'Disaster Averted' looks like

    At the end of a VERY long story, I had the heater out, was able to use the access panel someone had left in the firewall, decided to take a look at the rear oil line for no real good reason other than it was a good time to do it.
    Boy am I glad I did! Rubber hose out, steel line in! Upped my oil pressure about 5#, too.
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    WOW, good find!!
    Thanks for all the help!

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    The exact reason I substituted hardline with Swagelok compression fittings on mine.

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    Good catch, thanks for posting, going to change mine while the engine is out.

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    And I still have not replaced mine. I really need to do it.

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    Yes, It's a time bomb waiting to happen, and it will at the worst time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeepdan View Post
    Yes, It's a time bomb waiting to happen, and it will at the worst time.
    I was so sure this hose wasn't leaking, that I wrote off being able to see the inside threads as just something that was stuck underneath the wire wrap. Until I got it off, anyway. What an 'oh crap' moment that was.

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    Add to this that I will have to attempt it with the engine in place. Should be fun... NOT!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Cavey View Post
    Add to this that I will have to attempt it with the engine in place. Should be fun... NOT!
    Oh the fun of owning a 50+ year old vehicle

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Cavey View Post
    Add to this that I will have to attempt it with the engine in place. Should be fun... NOT!
    Somebody did that on my truck in its fire fighting days, and left me a big hole in the firewall to weld up.

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