Hi Charles & Peggy:
I was very carefull not to put a strain on the hoses. I dismantled the
first new hose and found a rubber core full of cracks. I sent the second new
hose back to Moss. We'll see what they have to say.
I discovered my TD's oil hose has the same fittings, so I tried it on the B.
Dry as a bone after several days of driving. God only knows how old that
hose is!
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com>
To: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: Don't trust oil hose anymore
>
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> No offense, but I'm beginning to wonder if you installed those hoses
> in such a way as to put a strain or a sharp bend in them, causing
> premature failure. As I recall, one end will swivel when hooked up and
> the other end will not. So the trick is to hook up the fixed end first
> (I thinkit's the sensor end) and make sure that the hose has no twist in
> it when it's attached at the other end.
>
> I replaced mine with one of the steel braid-shielded hoses over two
> years ago and have had nary a seep of oil from it to date.
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
> '69 B
>
>
> "Bob D." wrote:
> >
> > After going through two new leaking block-to-oil-sensor hoses, I don't
care
> > to play anymore Russian Roulette with my engine. (This is the little
hose,
> > not the big oil cooler hose.) Does anyone know what I could use to plug
or
> > cap the outlet on the block?
> >
> > An old time mechanic once told me that oil gauges/idiot-lights actually
> > destroy more engines than they save. The sensors are very often the
source
> > of catastrophic oil leaks!
> >
> > Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> > Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
> > 52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
> > 71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
> > .
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