[Mgs] Oil ine fitting - HELP!

[Dodd, Kelvin]

Craig:

Please clarify.

What type of engine is this?

Please describe exactly which fitting you are referring to.


Thanks



Kelvin Dodd




> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-
> bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Craig Straub
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:59 PM
> To: mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Mgs] Oil ine fitting - HELP!
>
> About 2 weeks ago I put my freshly rebuilt engine that was done by a
> machine
> shop back in the car.  I started to hook up the ancillaries and found
that
> I
> had a problem.
>
> The machine shop had put the oil line fitting in backwards that  is
> towards
> the rear of the engine.  Normally this fitting takes a 1" socket
however
> there
> is a slight factory bulge in the metal line not allowing the socket to
> slip
> over.
>
> Does any one have a suggestion on what to do other than pulling the
engine
> out
> again and taking off the back plate?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Craig
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