Oil leak from tube to guage

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Hello,

When I installed a mechanical oil pressure guage in my Travelall,
I could not easily route the tubing in such a way that it would
not rest on something where there would be abrasion (with the engine
moving a bit with respect to the body and the general whipping around
from wind, etc.)  I threaded the plastic (nylon?) tubing supplied
with the guage through some small fuel line to protect it.  It has not
leaked yet. 

The same thing worked to protect a small heater hose that was too
close to the exhaust in my old Honda.  After having the hose burst twice
15 - 20 miles from home and replacing it by the side of the road both times
(and being in some apparent danger from a threatening passerby one of the 
times),
I covered the small hose with a slitted large (5/8" - 3/4") heater hose
held in place with hose clamps tightened just enough
to keep it from slipping.

Allan

1973 1110 Travelall

> Date: 21 Sep 1998 12:51:47 -0600
> From: "Willy Cunningham" <willy_cunningham@domain.elided>
> Subject: dumb but happy (was black sunday

> The major oil leak turned out to be the capillary tube for my mechanical =
> oil gauge.  Broke or burned in half, then the tube tucked its self up =
> against the back of the block.  Dumb little thing to over look on my part =
> and another example of how one can jump to the worst conclusions for no =
> good reason.  I will put on a compression fitting and the Scout should be =
> good to go.
> Willy
> SS II