

| Subject: | Re: Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy |
| From: | Andrew Fox |
| Date: | Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:37:55 -0700 |
> conditions. It is hard to replace the O-ring because the coolant lines to > the oil cooler have to be removed. One strategy is to cut off the molded > rubber coolant line transition fittings and replace with new. Then, the only > hardship which remains is installing the hose clamps. Oh, yeah, pinch off > the coolant system to reduce coolant loss. Ive done it without removing the coolant hoses so its possible. If i remember correctly I removed the threaded pipe by putting a rag around it and using a wrench, a better way would be to use tighten 2 nuts against eachother and use a wrench to remove the threaded pipe. Andrew Fox
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