massive oil spill Dodge 41

[GTfastbacker]

After i had success and got the starter working again i found a broken hose so now the car spills engine oil arround.

The ole Dodge is nearly 100% original stock so i am looking for a idea how to replace this hose with stock appearance.

 

Its the flex hose for oil pressure gauge near steering column inside engine compartment . 

 

seams to be bras, not stainless steel.

3/8“ to 3/8“ female, 5 Inch long

 

Thank you do much

Joe

 

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[desoto1939]

Most of these hoses for the oil gage are rubber so that when the engine might move the rubber then can flex and this prevents the oil line from bending and breaking and leaking.

 

You can get a replace rubber oil line on Ebay or contact Andy Bernbaum for your MoPar Vender.

 

Rich Hartungdesoto1939@aol.com

[Plymouthy Adams]

why did you not give the starter thread closure as to what was needed to do the repair.....this could in the future help others when like yourself, they come to the forum for help.

[Sam Buchanan]

 

This is one of the first things that should be replaced when restoring a long dormant car to service for the reason you observed. The hose you have is a braided rubber hose, the new one you get from Berbaum will be rubber without the jacket. You can see the new hose on my car in the photo above.

[Sniper]

The braid is for abrasion resistance.  If you are going to just run a plain rubber hose instead I would source one locally.  The OP though, may not have that option being where he is.

[GTfastbacker]

On 7/7/2024 at 10:12 PM, Plymouthy Adams said:

why did you not give the starter thread closure as to what was needed to do the repair.....this could in the future help others when like yourself, they come to the forum for help.

 

it is not yet finished. That's why 😉

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

sorry but I thought I read above that you had got it working again....curious to what was found.

[Booger]

On 7/7/2024 at 6:22 PM, Sam Buchanan said:

 

This is one of the first things that should be replaced when restoring a long dormant car to service for the reason you observed. The hose you have is a braided rubber hose, the new one you get from Berbaum will be rubber without the jacket. You can see the new hose on my car in the photo above.

I like the firewall brake fluid resevoir (where you can see the fluid levels and not under the floor) The spin on oil filter is also nice. What is that on the firewall with red cap?

[Sam Buchanan]

1 hour ago, Booger said:

I like the firewall brake fluid resevoir (where you can see the fluid levels and not under the floor) The spin on oil filter is also nice. What is that on the firewall with red cap?

 

That is the inertia safety disconnect switch for the full-time electric fuel pump. The reservoirs are for the Wilwood dual circuit master cylinder. Yes, my P15 has some 21st century items (you can't see the alternator or disc brakes!) to make it a very reliable daily driver. 

[Booger]

those are the kind of upgrades I like, Sam. Im not a "purist" or a hot-rodder but upgrade all you like Mopar kids. For me as a plain corner gas station wrench turner, these cars were/and still are fun and ez to work on. ( and gas was .23) Change the brushes in a generator? Yup got that. Brake shoes? u-huh. These cars were bullet proof. 

[GTfastbacker]

Thanks for the tip about Andy Beerbaum. He has the hose I needed but shipping it to Germany would have taken too long.

 

Luckily I found a company that offers custom-made products online in Germany.

The hose arrived today and fits perfectly but looked terribly modern.

 

So I pulled out a few tricks and made an "old" hose out of it. It’s not perfect but I think I can live with that.

 

Cheers

Joe

 

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