Re: Fwd: Re: [Chrysler300] Oil pressure hose routing for a/c 1957

[Gary W Nelson <Gary@xxxx>]

> > Hi John and all
> >
> > Maybe this will help. I am fitting factory air on my C and 57 Imp. Here 
> > is what I learned. In 57, at least the early part the return oil that 
> > fed the piston to control the air door went back through the oil solenoid 
> > valve and back to a fitting brazed the lower portion of the oil filler 
> > tube on the valley cover. I have a couple of them. The auxiliary drain 
> > line that the manual states goes to the pan is not a true statement. The 
> > line in fact only hung down through the fire wall behind the engine to 
> > drain to the ground. Bear in mind this is intended only for a small 
> > amount of weep age if oil leaked past the piston.
> > You are correct. Later they did return to rear of left valve cover with 
> > the piston return line and auxiliary weep line. In 58 the coil was not 
> > mounted to valve cover allowing room for the return oil lines.
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Gary, The Parts Doc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:11 PM 08/06/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> > > Hello again,
> > > Now that the carbs are right and the car runs smooth, I have some oil 
> > > weeping from the 'return' or overflow spigot on the power piston which 
> > > operates the fresh air door.
> > > There was no hose connected to this connection when I bought the car.
> > > The shop manual, page 432, figure 5 at the bottom of the page says that 
> > > this drain tube goes to the engine oil pan? Figure 7 (same page) calls 
> > > this line the Auxiliary Drain Tube for Air and Oil leakage past piston.
> > > I believe in 58 this was routed back to a valve cover connector? I 
> > > doubt there is an actual fitting on my oil pan for this, so where does 
> > > it really go?
> > > It weeps very little, but I don't want it in the interior of my car!
> > > Advice much appreciated,
> > > John
> > >
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