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Well due to a rocker rod hitting the line it has a good wear mark in the line.

Any tricks on replacing this line. I noticed that coolant started to drip when I loosened the fitting in the block end.

So I see this line goes through the block to the oil distribution on the other side.
Diagram oil line

Part I will need

What am I soldering?

Well cowboy, hate to be the one to tell you this, but if you've
disturbed that oil line then you're going to have to replace it
from the oil distributor-thru the block-and up to the rocker
arm shaft connector. The seal thru the water jacket is made up
with compression fittings and once they are disturbed bout the
only way to fix it is to replace the whole line.

I think most of us here have made that very same mistake of
messing with that line before we discovered how it was
installed.

Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

yes, they are a one time thing, but the good news is they are cheap and easy to replace. Most of the vendors have them, I got one from Jim Carter, and I made another one. It will become apparent what to solder when you do it. However I soldered the other end from what that drawing suggests, as that is how the one I took out was done. It is also apparent it will work both ways. The one I got from Jim Carter was already soldered.

yes getting from Jim Carter. I have no leaks or oil in water or water in oil. just the line has been worn by the rod. not much room in that side panel for much.

seems like a common occurance rod rubbing that oil line.