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I am removing the oil tank from the frame on my 1968 650 SS (Mercury) so it can be cleaned and painted.
The two oil lines are swaged to fittings screwed into the lower front edge of the oil tank.
I would like to unscrew the fittings from the tank, but the oil lines won't allow me to.
The engine end of the oil lines are swaged to the double pipe/casting attached to the engine. So they won't rotate at the lower end, or pull off the pipes.
I plan on replacing the oil lines, so will cut them to disassemble the fittings, remove the tank etc.
Here's my question: How are you supposed to unscrew the oil lines from the oil tank when they are swaged at both ends?
Stephen Hill
The two oil lines are swaged to fittings screwed into the lower front edge of the oil tank.
I would like to unscrew the fittings from the tank, but the oil lines won't allow me to.
The engine end of the oil lines are swaged to the double pipe/casting attached to the engine. So they won't rotate at the lower end, or pull off the pipes.
I plan on replacing the oil lines, so will cut them to disassemble the fittings, remove the tank etc.
Here's my question: How are you supposed to unscrew the oil lines from the oil tank when they are swaged at both ends?
Stephen Hill