Oh great, one of my oil lines is crushed :(.

[Mr.Puff]

The outside oil line on the right side of the car leading to the oil cooler in the fender, has been crushed (I think by the PO's mechanic) .

Do you guys suggest getting the Elephant Racing finned lines? Can I just replace with braided lines instead of hard ones?

Thanks,
John

[Speedo959]

There was a thread recently where a guy plugged one end and pumped up the line with 100psi or so of compressed air. He then heated the crushed area with a torch. The air pressure pushed it back into shape. There is a thread here with pictures somewhere.

[Mr.Puff]

Nice, that trick can save me some $$.

Thanks.

[slodave]

Post a pic. I have a crushed line and I don't see any problems - even on the track. I have read most of the debates and the fixes and one day I will try to fix mine, but for now, I just make sure to keep an eye out for any changes in temps.

[Mr.Puff]

My car gets pretty hot. The dent is right before the bend from the straight portion upwards into the wheel well. It sucks .

[slodave]

What is "pretty hot"?

[Mr.Puff]

Just south of the second white line, the engine gets caught in this high rev cycle. Sometimes the revs bob up and down. I think it has something to do with a vacuum leak.

[slodave]

So right under the 9 o'clock position? If this is during daily driving, then it's seems a little too hot.

[Mr.Puff]

Yup, daily driving. The front oil cooler seems to have a bunch of rocks and dirt in it also, plus it has oil/road grime built up around the fittings. Looks like I need to replace (or fix) that line and maybe even change the cooler out.

[slodave]

Clean the cooler and don't get rid of it! It's special to the '84.

[Mr.Puff]

I noticed that it wasn't a newer fin cooler or an older trombone one. Didn't know that it was an '84 thing.

Thanks for the help,
John

[slodave]

First half '85 or so, have them as well.

BTW, I read your other thread on the oil, leak. It may be because of sitting for a period. I fixed all my leaks last summer, then recently, noticed that I would get a few drops after driving for a few hours, after the car had been sitting for a week. if I drive the car for a few days, it disappears again. I wouldn't worry about it either.

Dave

[Mr.Puff]

Good news! When I purchased the car it was losing about a quart every 500 miles, or so. On my first oil change since owning the car, I found that the drain plug was torqued down so much I had to use a hydraulic jack to get it off. The thing was also missing a washer. This small oil leak is nothing compared to that.

--John

[x98boardwell]

Check out this thread where I had the same problem. There are pictures and a few different options for you. I also included the part numbers for the factory lines.

Replace oil pipe to trombone??

I ended up purchasing my line from the dealer which was less expensive than the Elephant Racing line and no shipping.

Best of luck,

Bryan

[Joe Bob]

Try pulling the line and heating it with MAPP gas and then tapping it with a metal working hammer. Sometimes they will pop back into shape.