Re: [T3] Flickering Engine Oil Light at Idle

["Garret Trask" <garret_trask@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>>Yes, you are dumping some of your cooling air straight out of the fan
> shroud instead of sending it over the engine to cool it.  I would cap
> it off with a cut-off soda can for now until you can find that piece.
> Start with that and see if it fixes the problem.

UPDATE:  Ok, I capped it with a cut-off soda can and that appeared to help.  
The engine oil light still fickered, but it was noticably dimmer.

I was able to find the missing elbow part at Painter's Grinding here in 
Denver, so I installed it.  Now the problem is back as bad as ever.  This 
makes sense, because the hoses that go from the fresh air tubes and from the 
heat exchangers to the body are in tatters and can't be hooked up (on both 
sides).  This means the cooling air is just travelling a little further 
before being dumped out.

I'm thinking if I can find replacements for these hoses (I've called a few 
places with no luck) and install them, my cooling system will function 
properly on both sides of the engine, and maybe the flickering oil light 
will go away.  Does this make sense?

Does anyone know where I can obtain these hoses, or have suggestions for how 
I can improvise some?

Gary






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