[Zmagnette] Oil pipe

[steve grundt]

i went to auto zone and bought a copper line and one extra adapter fitting
i had laying around ran that from engine to gauge works fine


On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 7:42 AM, <wraylemke at compuserve.com> wrote:

> I may be wrong about the steel pipe from the gauge to the flex hose; I
> might have used an old MGB steel pipe, sweated the ends off, then built one
> from copper that was the right length.
>
> I can't remember for sure, but that is probably what I did. I think I
> found that the fittings from the MGB pipe fit the Magnette gauge. I think...
>
> Wray
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: wraylemke <wraylemke at compuserve.com>
> To: zmagnette <zmagnette at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Mon, May 12, 2014 7:37 am
> Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Oil pipe
>
>  Arch, my oil line was cobbled together from various bits by the PO. I
> looked at it one day just before taking the car out and thought, "I really
> need to fix that". Sure enough, it blew off going down the interstate,
> spewing oil all over the hot exhaust resulting in clouds of smoke that
> brought visibility to near zero behind me.
>
> I ended up replacing the whole thing. If I recall, the line from the gauge
> to the OE  rubber flex hose was steel, I unsoldered the ends and replaced
> it using 1/8" copper. I mounted a spare oil pressure switch from an MGB,
> the one used for the anti-run-on valve, on the firewall, then landed the
> cooper pipe on it. I used two MGB flex oil lines coupled together to make
> one line long enough to go from the block to the switch.
>
> It's worked fine for years. Plus, if I ever get around to it, I have the
> oil pressure switch available to wire up a buzzer to let me know if I lose
> oil pressure.
>
> I can take a pic of the firewall rig if you like.
>
> Wray
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: webuck1 <webuck1 at cox.net>
> To: zmagnette <zmagnette at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sun, May 11, 2014 10:59 pm
> Subject: [Zmagnette] Oil pipe
>
> I am almost done with my engine rebuild. My Z has that plastic pipe (brittle and
> broken) for the oil line to gauge. I want to put the copper or metal pipe in.
> One from an MGA was given to me. What do I need to do to connect this all up. I
> believe I need the flex hose and connector as in the MGA but I am not sure of
> the fittings on each end. Will I need any adapters on either or both ends? Any
> and all help is always appreciated. Thank you in advance.
> Buckey in AZ
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