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Originally Posted by merc lover
This. Your suggestion is exactly what I am thinking of doing. I don't like the rubber lines but at this point changing the lines with OEM lines might be the most time and cost effective.....
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OE lines may be hard to find. I used one OE line, but the other was aftermarket (Ordered from Europe).
Installation is a bit of a trick. The lines have to be threaded through a tortuous path or the engine mount has to be disconnected. (I think there are threads here about this)
At the filter housing, you need some large but thin wrenches (known as cone wrenches), I ground down some cheap standard open end wrenches. Care is also needed at cooler so as to not damage the aluminum threads.
I had a young competent friend with a hoist - He did the hard work
My 72 R107 needs new cooler lines. I have them, but haven't dived in yet
It does not need an oil cooler, but heck, it's there...