Oil Cooler Flow Routing

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you might reach out to htrdharley on here - he is a big FE guy

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So you'all know that you can buy -3 fittings for both the gauge and the engine block and use a REAL hose/line between the two?
On the wagon, I put...

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Well, I prefer mechanical oil pressure and water temp with the rest being OK if they are electric (oil temp, trans temp, fuel, volts ....)
As to...

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It appears that the accepted routing takes the oil from the pump to the cooler to the filter and back into the engine.
Pros - the oil is filtered...

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Most anyone can do a nice job with the best tools - it takes extra effort and SKILL to do it with less!...

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So I have lived a sheltered life - is that bearing material that has formed a wing/lip on the bearing shells?...

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You talking about me? ...

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So did you pay core charge and get the extended warranty on it?

Our LKQ here loads you up if you don't watch them closely....

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Would have McRib been more appropriate? ...

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THANK YOU Jim!!!

Using Jim's lead I was able to get some from a different source. I got two of them so I would have a backup for this application....

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Thanks Jim - I suspect they are from the 70s or 80s and were OEM. They were in a bin at the local wrecking yard and seem to have come in a variety of...

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Any idea what years / make / model this style idler pulley bracket came off of?

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Do you have to be un tired before you can be re tired?...