Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> "Lisa" <00@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> Ted,
>>
>> This line is part steel, part rubber and it is leaking right at the
joint
>> between the steel and rubber part, I don't think it could be fixed. It
has
>> to be replaced as Maxpower suggested. Thanks.
>>
>
> Ugh, what a stupid design. Running pressurized, hot engine oil through
> a flexible rubber line is just asking for trouble. It's bad enough
doing it
> with power steering fluid but if a PS line bursts, your steering just
gets
> more difficult. If this line bursts, unless you shut your engine down
> immediately, you spin a bearing.
>
> Ted
You're connecting from an engine, that of course moves around a little,
to a rigid chassis-mounted cooler. Would there be fatigue problems with
metal lines, even corrugated ones of affordable materials?
Bill Putney
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