Thanks Carl. My lines are brand new, so I don't think that's it. There isn't supposed to be any rubber o-ring in there, is there?
John Nasta -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zieg72 Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:42 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] TH350 tranny leak 69 El Camino John, I had the flair of the steel line crack on me one time. It was very hard to find because it was a hairline crack. I just cut off a 1/4" and reflaired the end. Hope it is as simple as mine was. Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chevelle List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 10:07 AM Subject: [Chevelle-list] TH350 tranny leak 69 El Camino > I have a TH350 out of a 70 Chevelle in my 69 El Camino. It has always had a > slight leak in the front right corner. It's not the gasket, although I did > replace that twice. It seems to be coming from the tranny lines because they > had fluid on them last time I checked, and then running down past the > dipstick tube, and then off the front corner of the trans. I disconnected > the lines, wrapped the threads in Teflon tape, and put them back, making > sure they were good and tight, and it still leaks. Any ideas? > > The dipstick tube is right below the lines, but I don't think it's coming > from there. I guess I may as well replace the O-ring on that too. Does > anybody know the size? > > Finally, I have to connect the steel vac mod line. Does anybody know which > size rubber vac line I need? Otherwise I'll have to go out to the car, get > the tube, etc. > > Naturally I'd like to take care of all three of these things in one day. > > After that, I just need to get the Flowmaster pipes welded up and get the > front end aligned, and she'll actually be ready to drive. > > Thanks for any advice about the tranny & vac lines. > > John Nasta > > > >
