BTW rockauto sells bulk lines by the foot. The size you want.
Coolant , fuel , oil , name it.
Ya but do they sell Heater Hose? Just had to
Some people like to read fiction,I prefer to read repair manuals. Weird I know- Henry Ford: "Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently" Fuseable Link Distribution Block repair link
1992 white L, Bp, American racing 13's, stock trans.
1991 White L, BP/F5MR, protege header, full aspire swap with gr2's, seats, and sway bar, 15" konig's, short throw, escort console.
1991 blue L, 5 speed.
1988 red L-plus-all stock.
Since I'm posting in this thread anyway, I might as well say that I'm gunna be picking up some oil tonight and I'll be starting to get the motor back in to fire it up
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?
Spent a couple hours on the festiva tonight and got the motor back in the engine bay
Here's a little bracket i made up to support my oil return line
And as you can see, the return line has a nice downhill slope all the way from the turbo to oil pan
I only have a few more things to tidy up on it and i will be able to fire it up and move it around under its own power again
And for anyone who says my return line will swell up and cause issues, i have a chunk of it sitting in a bucket of oil right now, it's been soaking for 3+ days already and no sign of swelling, i'll be keeping an eye on it to see if i will actually end up having issues or not
Chris, the section of hose that drops down beside your exhaust manifold worries me. Is it possible to drop it down farther, sooner? I'd hate for you to cook your return line and then evacuate your oil supply. I know this is like a weekend DIY'er second guessing a pro, but I was wondering why you chose to run it like you did. Maybe a hard line there instead? Just askin'!
In love with a MadScientist!:thumbright: There's a fine line between breathtaking ingenuity and "That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!"
That is honestly where I have to run the line, once my rad is in place, the return line must go where it is,
a hard line is definitely not a bad idea though but there is about 1" clearance between the line and manifold, and remember I will be adding lots of header wrap which will help out lol
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?
He could aways wrap the hose with aluminum foil. I did it on the ecu harness of my element, it was very close to the turbine housing and couldn't be moved any further away.
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