[6pack] Oil Pressure Line Replacement - Access?

[Irv Korey]

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Bruce Simms <brucesimms2003 at yahoo.ca>wrote:

> Is there an easier way to remove the oil line from the oil pressure guage?
> The manual has you  removing the speedo and tach to lower the dashboard to
> the
> service position.
>
> It looks like you could remove the ashtray and get a bit of
> access, although I'm not sure you have enough room to actually get anything
> done. If someone's done this, maybe they could explain.



Yes, you can get in there through the ashtray opening, as long as your hands
aren't too big. You can reach into the opening, turn the little thumbscrews
that hold the gauge bracket and remove all of those pieces through the
opening, then pull the gauge forward and out of the dash to access the oil
line. I used this technique to install the stainless line that I got from
Ted Schumacher. I also used some heat shrink tubing to cover the stainless
hose where it passed under the dash so that it wouldn't abraid any wires it
might come in contact with. Turned out to be a simple task through the
ashtray opening.

Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
Highland Park, IL