Oil Leak
10-27-04, 03:15 PM
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Oil Leak
My '87 White Base Model with 197k just did a hiccup on me yesterday.
I had just pulled out of the maion entrance to USF for lunch when the engine alarm went off. Immediately I pulled over and shut it down. When I checked the oil, it was dry, even though I had just added a quart the night before.
Called AAA and hauled it to my old buddy Jeff at Maztech (Tampa)
Meanwhile, I walked about 3/4 mile back to my office.
Turns out, the hose that transports oil had blown.........Jeff replaced it with a SS braided hose.
Picked it up last night, and all is well.
My question is this. With something as critical to a rotary as oil, why is the hose anything other than Braided stainless Steel? Why use a hose that can deteriorate over time?
I had just pulled out of the maion entrance to USF for lunch when the engine alarm went off. Immediately I pulled over and shut it down. When I checked the oil, it was dry, even though I had just added a quart the night before.
Called AAA and hauled it to my old buddy Jeff at Maztech (Tampa)
Meanwhile, I walked about 3/4 mile back to my office.
Turns out, the hose that transports oil had blown.........Jeff replaced it with a SS braided hose.
Picked it up last night, and all is well.
My question is this. With something as critical to a rotary as oil, why is the hose anything other than Braided stainless Steel? Why use a hose that can deteriorate over time?
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