Re: oil fill tube on 53 flathead 8
Posted by Packard Don On 2023/5/13 11:51:31
As Dave (Owen_Dyneto) said, it’s a snug fit but it also can’t take too many removals or reinstalls without becoming loose. I have one like that which is useless now without some kind of sealer to keep it in.
Note also that there are different tubes for different accessories as was once pointed out to me. With power steering, for example, the tube has an extra bend near the top to tilt it toward the head so that air is still forced in in spite the power steering pump being in the way. All in all, I’ve counted three different tubes from one that is straight, one with one bend and one with two bends.
In this photo, there is the straight one (I have an NOS one like it somewhere), the gold one is what was in my 1954 Patrician but the one with two bends is what it was apparently suppose to have.
Note also that there are different tubes for different accessories as was once pointed out to me. With power steering, for example, the tube has an extra bend near the top to tilt it toward the head so that air is still forced in in spite the power steering pump being in the way. All in all, I’ve counted three different tubes from one that is straight, one with one bend and one with two bends.
In this photo, there is the straight one (I have an NOS one like it somewhere), the gold one is what was in my 1954 Patrician but the one with two bends is what it was apparently suppose to have.
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