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skeazle · 07-30-2022, 01:26 PM

I replaced my oil return tube about a year ago or less and it still leaks like crazy. Turns out that the one end of the tube was not brazed or soldered properly at the factory so I just got another one with washers and 2 rubber gaskets. Does it matter which washers I use Brass or Copper? I got both. Should I use a little permatex (or something similar) on the rubber gaskets? thanks

9on the gaskets that go on the tube? Thanks

nkaminar · 07-30-2022, 02:00 PM

Permatex is OK. A good silicone gasket cement is also OK. Use either sparingly. I would use the rubber gaskets unless the brass or copper are compressible. If you use the rubber gaskets do not over tighten.

AL in NY · 07-30-2022, 02:13 PM

You could have repaired the original oil return pipe on the inside using JB Weld. I holds up to water, oil. gasoline and antifreeze. You could have saved $40.

skeazle · 07-30-2022, 02:58 PM

Thanks for the comeback. I am going to take the old one to a radiator shop and have them repair it but until then I'll put it back together with the new one and drive it.

Bob Bidonde · 07-31-2022, 06:39 AM

Beware of tightening the bolts:

katy · 07-31-2022, 09:45 AM

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I prefer the cork gaskets.

The Master Cylinder · 07-31-2022, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katy

I prefer the cork gaskets.

So do I.

Wick · 08-01-2022, 04:36 AM

I soak the cork gasket in oil for a hour,I used the brass washers. I hold the head of a 3/8 rachet in my Palm and snug it up. After the motor warms up I give each bolt a 1/4 turn. No sealer and no leaks.

Roger V · 08-01-2022, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skeazle

Thanks for the comeback. I am going to take the old one to a radiator shop and have them repair it but until then I'll put it back together with the new one and drive it.

The two ends are not on the same plane so the likelihood of the shop getting it right is low. So, a leak due to not being flat to the gasket is likely.

You can measure that difference (don't remember but around 3/8"). Have your shop use that dimension's spacer and solder.

07-30-2022, 01:26 PM	#1
skeazle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Hershey, Pa. Posts: 102	oil return tube I replaced my oil return tube about a year ago or less and it still leaks like crazy. Turns out that the one end of the tube was not brazed or soldered properly at the factory so I just got another one with washers and 2 rubber gaskets. Does it matter which washers I use Brass or Copper? I got both. Should I use a little permatex (or something similar) on the rubber gaskets? thanks 9on the gaskets that go on the tube? Thanks

07-30-2022, 02:00 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: oil return tube Permatex is OK. A good silicone gasket cement is also OK. Use either sparingly. I would use the rubber gaskets unless the brass or copper are compressible. If you use the rubber gaskets do not over tighten. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. Last edited by nkaminar; 07-30-2022 at 02:18 PM.

07-30-2022, 02:13 PM	#3
AL in NY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Upstate New York Posts: 1,160	Re: oil return tube You could have repaired the original oil return pipe on the inside using JB Weld. I holds up to water, oil. gasoline and antifreeze. You could have saved $40. __________________ AL in NY

07-30-2022, 02:58 PM	#4
skeazle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Hershey, Pa. Posts: 102	Re: oil return tube Thanks for the comeback. I am going to take the old one to a radiator shop and have them repair it but until then I'll put it back together with the new one and drive it.

07-31-2022, 09:45 AM	#6
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,046	Re: oil return tube Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I prefer the cork gaskets. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

08-01-2022, 04:36 AM	#8
Wick Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gwynn's Island Va Posts: 1,389	Re: oil return tube I soak the cork gasket in oil for a hour,I used the brass washers. I hold the head of a 3/8 rachet in my Palm and snug it up. After the motor warms up I give each bolt a 1/4 turn. No sealer and no leaks.