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I thought i was losing my mind installing new oli lines on my 51. I just got it back from my Dad he has had it for 8 years and barely drove it. So I drained gas and oil and i had some new oil lines i bought last year and installed them. The fittings leak at the head going in to the block. I just called to reorder new ones thinking I did something wrong and I was told it will be at least 6 weeks as the manufacturer is retooling the heads on all of its oil lines due to excessive leacking. Any body know where I can purchase new lines. Anyone else have this issue?? Paul

What year 235 (car/truck engine)?

Are the lines for the by-pass oil filter; and/or, are you running an oil line from the driver's side of the block to the middle of the top-side of the head on the passenger's side?

engine is a 1957. line that is leaking is the one from the bottom of the oil canister to the engine block. This is the filter that mounts to the intake and is outside the engine .

By-pass oil filter lines are sold by several vendors. The lengths of the lines differ. The fittings on the ends of the lines often differ.

Jim Carter
Chevs of the 40s
Classic Parts of America (Truck Parts)
others

thanks

My local NAPA makes up lines but the smallest OD is 1/2". My lines say 3/16 which I think is correct. I'm going to check at a local hydraulic shop and see what they say.

Dennis

I put teflon tape on my oil lines. I have no leaks. I'm sure some members will hate the idea, others already do the same.

I am going to stop by a local hydraulic shop tomorrow and see if they can put new ends on the ones i have. Teflon tape might work until then. I dont want to wait 6 weeks until the re-tooled lines arrive to drive my truck.

Use 3/16" steel brake lines and a tubing bender- - - -no need to run flex lines unless the filter is mounted on the fender well. If it's on the intake manifold like most, there will be no relative motion between the filter and the engine.
Jerry

I like it. I have all of that sitting in the garage

I like the idea of brake lines. I would still like to use the rubber hose I have and put a pice of brake line on the end. will a regular hose clamp take the pressure if i cut off my bad fitting and replace with a small piece of brakeline with the fitting to screw in to the block?

The only way I'd do that would be if I used the first procedure of a double flare to put a "knot" on the end of the steel line. A straight piece of tubing might let the rubber line slip off. You'll need an adapter from 1/8" pipe male to 3/16" female inverted flare at the block and the filter to use the brake lines with the fittings already attached.
Jerry

I will try it and report back thanks

Finally got time to redo the oli lines. I used hard brake line as suggested but I didnt like the look of my bends so I cut out about 4 inches of hard line in the middles and flared the brike line ends and added some high pressure line. Drove about 75 miles yesterday with no leaks.It was great to drive truck again,'Thanks for the ideas? I love this site.
Paul