Greetings:
I have an old (1979 or '80) 1-GM in my catboat, which has slightly over 500 hours on it. It's been absolutely trouble-free for the 11 years I've owned it, until July, when one of the two oil lines which runs across the front of the engine corroded through and began leaking. I replaced both lines. The one which leaked before, the longer of the two (which runs from next to the oil filter to a point on the port side of the block) sprang a leak just the other day. I have a replacement; however, I'm wondering if this has been an issue in the past? A bit surprising that the original line lasted 35 years, and the new one 3 months. Anyone out there have any experience with this sort of thing?
I have an old (1979 or '80) 1-GM in my catboat, which has slightly over 500 hours on it. It's been absolutely trouble-free for the 11 years I've owned it, until July, when one of the two oil lines which runs across the front of the engine corroded through and began leaking. I replaced both lines. The one which leaked before, the longer of the two (which runs from next to the oil filter to a point on the port side of the block) sprang a leak just the other day. I have a replacement; however, I'm wondering if this has been an issue in the past? A bit surprising that the original line lasted 35 years, and the new one 3 months. Anyone out there have any experience with this sort of thing?