Tranny Coolant Lines

[orion]

I got my motor rebuilt from a reputable builder about 10,000 miles ago. The two lines that run between the transmission and the cooler were placed against a tall bolt that sticks up from the edge of the oil pan. The chaffeing that ensued has broken the line and it's undriveable as it pours out any amount of fluid I add.
Is this something that happened during the reinstallation of the motor last year? or could the lines shifted? Is the builder at fault?

anyways, more importantly...has anyone replaced these before? I plan on ordering the line from GM to get the correct length, because i don't trust my measureing skills. Is this a pretty straight forward job given i have the tool to bend the line correctly?

i ran the car for about 100 miles on a trip before i realized the tranny was leaking alot, is there anything i should be looking for in the tranny to make sure it wasn't damaged?

thanks in advance

 

[turbojimmy]

It doesn't sound like they got put back on right but I doubt you'd be able to pin it on the engine builder.

I wouldn't bother with replacing the entire line - just put a $1 compression fitting on it instead. If you're really worried about the pressure use a flare tool to swedge the ends so you can use fittings and a brass coupler.

Jim

 

[salvageV6]

Jack C. probably has the proper lines in stock.

Other than that rubber or a compression fitting splice will also work fine for a simple leak.

Just need to get the lines routed away from anything dangerous.

I usually use heater hose about 1" to cover splices and insulate them and it's easier to tie them off.

Replacing the whole line isn't easy without a lift.

Had some used lines installed on the old car when the tranny was replaced a bit of work to bend them around like the factory did and that was on a lift.

 

[orion]

thanks for the advice, came a little too late as i took the entire line out earlyer today

I called jack, im buying a pre-bent line from him this weekend hopefully. Untill then i bought a 60 inch 5/16th inch line from pepboys, and used a metal pulley in a clamp to bend the line. the bends came out perfect, towards the end we bent the line by hand to get it to fit. but we took a different route than the stock location, theres a 6 inch section that goes under the downpipe intead of up and over. it's a little exposed to debris from the road, but it's safe from heat and it's at a level higher than the exhaust so theres no chance it can rub over a speedbump.

J&M corvette in manchester said you can get some combo of braided steel and kevlar that is incredible, and flexible!!! but for about 3 times the price of stainless..

thanks again for the advice everyone