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Old Oct 17, 2018 | 09:31 PM
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Default first dumb question - oil lines
I have both the service and parts manuals, plus web search, but I can't seem to ask the right question to find my answer. The oil line between the oil cooler and the oil filter - what is its inner diameter? Apparently sitting for 5 years wasn't kind to it, so it is now marking its spot with a vengeance.

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I'm going to say 3/8 but you didn't say what kind of bike...

Transmission cooler hose is better for this than fuel hose.
 
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I'm going to say 3/8 but you didn't say what kind of bike...

Transmission cooler hose is better for this than fuel hose.
77 FXE sorry. I have to go find and edit a signature now that I have a pair of wheels...
 
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I agree ... it should be 3/8
 
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