| Re: Disaster - Engine seized. |
Subject: Re: Disaster - Engine seized. by Durango_Boy on 2012/6/6 11:57:35 The facts are not in my favor but I did make a discovery that sends the blame in a completely different direction, and makes it even harder to find a closure. When I first installed the oil cooler I bent some hard lines to get down and under the radiator, where they would meet rubber lines that came from the adapter sandwiched under the oil filter. I flared the ends of the hard lines, and I installed a pair of hose clamps per line...what were S/S. Over a year ago, I had the Vette at a different shop being timed / tuned on a Sun Machine. While there, the oil cooler itself developed a leak. I ordered a new one, and dropped it off one day, and the mechanic told me one of his transmission guys would install it and we would get back to the tuning on my day off a few days later. My guess is the transmission guy was having trouble getting the rubber lines over the nipples I flared because now all of a sudden the flared ends of the lines are missing and it's just smooth strait lines with no flares. No wonder the line popped off, even with two hose clamps. The smooth lines with no flares, oil under rubber...just a matter of time. This tells me that the true blame more than likely lies with that kid who was either too impatient to do it right or just didn't give a crap and thought it would be easier to slice off the ends of the lines to make his job faster and easier. I've had no reason to re-inspect any of that work, especially considering the car has been driven around since then over a year later. At this point, I have no desire to press this legally with this current shop or the owner. I have no legal recourse, and considering the length of time since the cooler was changed, I have nothing but speculation and assumptions. So, for my Birthday, I got a dead Corvette. LOL. |
