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10-18-2016, 07:19 PM
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69 L78 Camaro
The weather on Long Island has been fantastic. I decided to take this car for ride on Sunday. I pulled the car out of the garage and down the driveway, as I put it in first I glanced at the oil pressure gauge and guess what it read zero. I looked at the driveway and what I saw is pictured below. My normal routine is to alway check the gauges but for some reason failed to do so. I lost 2.5 qts of oil in a minute or so because my oil line came out of block fitting, hence oil was pouring out. I reinstalled the line with new compression fittings and good to go. I was not pleased that I hadn't monitored the gauge more closely but luckily a disaster was averted.
This is a first and lesson learned. I owned a dusk blue rs/z and the original owner was driving his new z from Chicago to college in Syracuse, Ny, and the oil line broke and poured a qt of oil on the passenger side floor. I have a letter where he's chastising the salesman and dealership for the incident.
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10-18-2016, 07:21 PM
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Re: 69 L78 Camaro
Crisis averted! Good lesson for us all. I (most of the time) look under my car before start up - just in case. Thanks for sharing Steve.
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10-18-2016, 07:30 PM
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Re: 69 L78 Camaro
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: paceme</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The weather on Long Island has been fantastic. I decided to take this car for ride on Sunday. I pulled the car out of the garage and down the driveway, as I put it in first I glanced at the oil pressure gauge and guess what it read zero. I looked at the driveway and what I saw is pictured below. My normal routine is to alway check the gauges but for some reason failed to do so. I lost 2.5 qts of oil in a minute or so because my oil line came out of block fitting, hence oil was pouring out. I reinstalled the line with new compression fittings and good to go. I was not pleased that I hadn't monitored the gauge more closely but luckily a disaster was averted. </div></div>
Been there, done that! Fortunately, caught it before disaster like you Steve.Pic??
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 69 SS/RS 396 M20 X22 Nor 12B,72B,712 bought 1979 FULL OWNER HISTORY 69 Dick Harrell tribute Day II 427 M20 4.10 X11 76 orig pnt, 711 67 Super Stock 302 Camaro re-creation
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