This is for a '83 300sd.

The PS belt cut a nice notch in my top oil cooler hose last night. Sprays oil all over the place, probably loosing a quart every couple minutes. I filled her up in the KMart parking lot and limped across the street to a chevy dealership. This morning their service guy didn't want to touch it.

I've seen a lot of varying opinions on the difficulty of repair.

Can I feasibly replace the top hose only in the parking lot?
Could a redneck fix of gasket material and hose clamps let me limp the 15 miles back home?

Thanks for any advice. I'm sure the dealership is going to get irritated if I leave it on the lot too long.

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Greg Schwall

1983 300SD - 465,000 miles