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tim21391 · 01-16-2009, 12:36 AM

i took my gauges out to install a white face gauge kit.. and the truck is getting a color change so they are out and i pulled truck out and i come back and i gotta puddle of oil by the driver pedal...how do i plug this so i dont leak when i want the engine to run because while the truck sits while we fix the rust and get it painted i dont want the carb to gum up

cdowns · 01-16-2009, 12:42 AM

take the fitting out of the block and put a plug in it

**El Jay** · 01-16-2009, 12:43 AM

You could probably pull the fitting @ the back of the block & put in a pipe plug.
Should be 1/8", I believe.

That way nothing gets bent up, or crimped in the cab.

**El Jay** · 01-16-2009, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdowns

take the fitting out of the block and put a plug in it

Awwwwwww, Man,
You posted while I was typing, that ain't fair.

Brock396 · 01-16-2009, 12:46 AM

remove the other end of the line from the block and install a npt pug
Brock396

Brock396 · 01-16-2009, 12:49 AM

thats ok. two people posted while i was typeing

tim21391 · 01-16-2009, 12:51 AM

oh ok well it ran for 5 minutes so it should be good for another week or two.. now would be a good time for me to sand where it was

71tahoe · 01-16-2009, 08:57 AM

I've never had a plug when I needed it but I did have an extra gauge. Very handy when you prime the engine before you start if for the first time after rebuild too.

lts70 · 01-16-2009, 12:28 PM

That what I do as well. I have an extra oil gauge that I just screw on in the cab after I take out my cluster.

01-16-2009, 12:36 AM	#1
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	how to plug oil pressure line i took my gauges out to install a white face gauge kit.. and the truck is getting a color change so they are out and i pulled truck out and i come back and i gotta puddle of oil by the driver pedal...how do i plug this so i dont leak when i want the engine to run because while the truck sits while we fix the rust and get it painted i dont want the carb to gum up __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

01-16-2009, 12:42 AM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: how to plug oil pressure line take the fitting out of the block and put a plug in it __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

01-16-2009, 12:43 AM	#3
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: how to plug oil pressure line You could probably pull the fitting @ the back of the block & put in a pipe plug. Should be 1/8", I believe. That way nothing gets bent up, or crimped in the cab. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck Last edited by El Jay; 01-16-2009 at 12:44 AM.

01-16-2009, 12:46 AM	#5
Brock396 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Murphysboro,il Posts: 38	Re: how to plug oil pressure line remove the other end of the line from the block and install a npt pug Brock396

01-16-2009, 12:49 AM	#6
Brock396 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Murphysboro,il Posts: 38	Re: how to plug oil pressure line thats ok. two people posted while i was typeing

01-16-2009, 12:51 AM	#7
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Re: how to plug oil pressure line oh ok well it ran for 5 minutes so it should be good for another week or two.. now would be a good time for me to sand where it was __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

01-16-2009, 08:57 AM	#8
71tahoe Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jonesboro, AR Posts: 916	Re: how to plug oil pressure line I've never had a plug when I needed it but I did have an extra gauge. Very handy when you prime the engine before you start if for the first time after rebuild too.

01-16-2009, 12:28 PM	#9
lts70 1970 Daily Driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glenns Ferry IDAHO Posts: 1,037	Re: how to plug oil pressure line That what I do as well. I have an extra oil gauge that I just screw on in the cab after I take out my cluster. __________________ It's not truly yours if you didn't build it yourself or if you don't do your own maintenance.



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