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Re: [TR] Catastrophic oil line failure for oil pressure gauge

To: StagByTriumph@tscusa.org
Subject: Re: [TR] Catastrophic oil line failure for oil pressure gauge
From: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@bright.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:27:06 -0400
Another option is we build you a stainless steel braid line.  Ted


Glenn A. Merrell wrote:
> thenicholls@verizon.net wrote:
>> Just to pass this on.  On Friday, my wife and I were heading to 
>> lunch. The oil line that drives the oil pressure gauge failed at the 
>> gauge, and proceeded to insert 2 quarts of oil into my 1972 Triumph 
>> TR6.   It was like a bad horror movie when the walls start to bleed.
>>
>>   
> Fortunately it opened in the passenger compartment.
>
> When they break at the block connection, you learn about it when your 
> rods start knocking and the bearings start spinning.
>
> A popular conversion is replacing the old poly line using copper line, 
> and the second popular conversion is to replace the line and gauge 
> with a sending unit and electric gauge.
>
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