• Hey Guest!
    British Car Forum has been supporting enthusiasts for over 25 years by providing a great place to share our love for British cars. You can support our efforts by upgrading your membership for less than the dues of most car clubs. There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Upgraded members don't see this banner, nor will you see the Google ads that appear on the site.)
Tips
Tips

TR6 '74 TR6 kluged part

Share this page

mrv8q

mrv8q

Luke Skywalker
Country flag
Offline
My instinct tell me that it's a homemade external oil feed for the rocker shaft, based on its placement. Just not as pretty as the braided stainless lines.
Jeff
 
If I'm looking at this correctly, it looks like a bodged up oil pressure gauge hose.
A proper connection is via a very slim plastic hose going to the oil gauge in the dashboard.
 
Whoo.....that is one ugly looking connection. I hate to say it, but if anything down there lets loose or breaks, bye-bye oil pressure. I'd work on getting that fixed properly asap.
 
I am assuming that his DPO had no need for an oil pressure switch. He probably was a real old timer who "ran by the gauges" and didn't need no darn idiot lights......
 
Wow, fellas, that was quick!
AltaKnight said:
If I'm looking at this correctly, it looks like a bodged up oil pressure gauge hose.
A proper connection is via a very slim plastic hose going to the oil gauge in the dashboard.
Click to expand...

I found the slim hose to the oil gauge in a fitting behind the fuel pump, in a straight line from the first fitting... car seems to have great oil pressure.

So, what should I do with this kluged fitting? Stick a couple of bolts in both ends? Thanks, all!
 
My memory may be wrong, but I think the fitting on the block is 1/8"pipe thread. You could just use a brass plug there. The one on the back of the head was either 3/8" or 5/16" x 24, and required a flat headed plug with a copper washer for sealing. Best to pull them out and verify the thread configuration before trying a bolt or anything else.
I wonder if the reason for the external line was originally lousy oil flow to the rockers.
Jeff
 
Back
Top