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Re: tr6 oil pressure gauge line

To: Peter Zaborski <peterz@merak.com>
Subject: Re: tr6 oil pressure gauge line
From: scott suhring <suhring@lancnews.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 21:21:14 -0700
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: InfiNet
References: <903A11BB7D30D11199B800A0C95C6EDDA1EAC3@EXCHANGE.merak.com>
Peter:

Got mine from TRF (back when they kept things in stock) and
felt it was a quality line and have no problems with it.

Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
'70 TR6

Peter Zaborski wrote:
> 
> As some listers might recall, I'm planning the cleaning of my small gauges
> (which requires the dash being lowered to "service" position). While in
> there, of course I will do more than I originally started out to do :-)
> 
> One of the things I want to do is replace the oil pressure gauge line. On a
> 22 year old car I am paranoid the original nylon line is getting quite
> brittle and if it should ever crack while driving, the outcome could be
> devastating (from my perspective, probably pretty positive from the engine
> shop's perspective!).
> 
> So the questions are:
> 
> Does anyone know why the carb TR6s had the male/male adapter on the block
> for a female end on the line while the PI cars just had a male fitting on
> the line go directly into the block? If I have a line made up I think I
> might skip the adapter if I can get the proper fittings unless there is a
> compelling reason the retain the adapter.
> 
> Has anyone made (or had made up) a line similar to the stainless/teflon
> brake lines made by Goodridge (and probably others)? I installed the
> Goodridge brake lines on my car and they are quite nice. I'd like to get a
> similar line for my oil pressure gauge (yeah I know the pressures are
> nowhere near the same). Any advice here would be most welcome.
> 
> Also has anyone obtained a replacement line from TRF or Moss? DO they seem
> likely to last a while or are they cheapies made in Taiwan (no offense to
> any Taiwanese listers)?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> --- Peter Zaborski  CF58310UO  Calgary,Canada ---

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