BB oil sender question
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Austin Tx
BB oil sender question
The 71 BB I just got has a brass plug where the oil sender is supposed to go. I have the oil sender kit
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...&dept%5Fid=153
along with the bracket that bolts to the head. i don't get the copper line, am I supposed to bend it to fit into the bracket. Is that what holds the brass line into the sender fitting. Anybody got a picture of how this all goes together...
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...&dept%5Fid=153
along with the bracket that bolts to the head. i don't get the copper line, am I supposed to bend it to fit into the bracket. Is that what holds the brass line into the sender fitting. Anybody got a picture of how this all goes together...
Pro
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: College Station TX
The fitting between the brass ( actually copper plated steel ) and plastic line is mounted ( sandwiched ) to the bracket ... and the brass line is coiled 2-3 times and connected to the sender fitting. I can take and send a pic if you need ...
http://www.docrebuild.com/dr-r-web/OIL1.PDF
http://www.docrebuild.com/dr-r-web/OIL1.PDF
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Burning Brakes
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From: Austin Tx
I guess my other question is the fitting on the end of the steel line that connects to the fitting in the block just slides on and off the line, ie if you hold the line vertically the fitting just slides off. Seems like there should be some retainer keeping this fitting on the steel line. If you have a pic of your installation that would help...sounds like I have to bend the line or coil it to work.
Burning Brakes
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From: wash. dc
if i remember, when i replaced my oil sending line on my 71BB, the fittings were compression type. should be a nut over a sleeve that you push into the fitting on the block and the nut squeezes the sleeve.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Austin Tx
did you have to bend the steel line? I guess I need to pinch the sleeve with some pliers to get it to fit snug around the steel line because their is no nut with the kit to compress it. I found a spare nut on my workbench and threaded it on but it did not compress it enough to hold it on.
Drifting
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From: East Waterboro Maine
Maybe this will help. I recently set up a temporary oil pressure gauge on my motor for the break-in process, and although it has a plastic oil pressure line instead of copper, I think the installation should be similar.
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