Hi All,
I searched this but came up with a goose egg, so here goes. I'm working on a '51 GMC with the 228 engine. I've pulled a bunch of the front end off in order to replace the radiator support and I was looking at the plumbing for the cannister oil filter. On this engine it's bolted to the passenger side of the engine at the front. The line that feeds to the side of the housing comes from the front of the engine. On my truck, this line has a piece of rubber line (fuel line? vacuum line?) that joins the two pieces of steel line that are attached at the front of the engine and at the filter.
This is a very original truck - 25,000 miles - radiator cap, fan belt and all hoses and clamps are original. My question is what type of rubber line is the short (about 4-5") piece of hose? On the GMC engine you've got a 60lb. pressure system. What's on there now is one of the few things that isn't original - looks like a piece of vacuum line held on by two small hose clamps. That seems like a recipe for disaster to me. I don't have flaring tools or I'd replace the 2 piece line with its rubber connector with a single run of line. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
David Bush
