This morning while removing the oil filter canister, the oil line connecting the oil filter canister to the bottom of the case broke.
You can see the broken line still attached to the oil filter canister. The line was really brittle so it is probably a good thing that it broke now instead of on the road somewhere. I assume that I should be worried about other flexible lines as well. I should probably check what others exist on the truck.
And you can see the small stub of the hose still attached to the crankcase. Luckily I had already drained the oil, so we did not end up with a giant mess under the car!
So our plans of trying to start the truck today are on hold until we can get replacement hoses. It looks like most of the sites that carry replacement parts for the old Chevys have the lines. Now it's just a matter of shipping time. I also need to get clutch-head screwdrivers to remove some of the original fasteners:
http://www.sizes.com/tools/screw_drive.htm#Clutch
The kids helped out today, but it was so cold that they were driven inside fairly early. They are great helpers though.
2 comments:
Hey, I have a couple sizes of those clutch head drivers for a 1/2" ratchet. I'll dig em up and drop em by the station. Also have some other stuff of that era from a former mechanic. Let me know if you come up with something else.
That would be awesome Jon! I really only need the clutch head bits until I get the old bolts out. I will probably replace them with hex head or phillips head bolts.
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