Dave Barbieri
Member
Several weeks ago, one of my hoses started leaking on the metal line itself. Seems that a bracket rubbed a small hole in the line. Naturally, I discovered this at mom & dad's house in OKC. About 325 miles from home. 
The puddle didn't seem too big. So, I headed to the house, stopping every hour to check the oil level. No prob, made it OK. Back home (Tyler, TX), first thing I did was contact Leroy for one of his oil cooler kits. Come to find out, he's near Houston, so two days later I've got the kit sitting in my mailbox. Changing out the hoses was not a big deal; everything came loose pretty easily. Routed the new hoses per Leroy's suggestion: angle the 90 degree adapters so that they point slightly down and away from the exhaust manifold. Run the hoses themselves underneath the driver's side motor mount, over the steering box and up under the grill. Looked good. The oil cooler itself is well-constructed and darn near identical to the OEM setup. This means everything fits and there's no surprises.
Well, actually, there was one surprise. Three of the four fittings leaked at the crimp! Contacted Leroy. He listened to my tale of woe, apologized for the problem, then told me to send them back. He would immediately get a set of upgraded SS hoses headed my way. Sure 'nuff, two days later, there's another box sitting at the house. The SS hoses are beautiful, fit like a champ and worked perfectly!! I finished installing them Thursday morning and that afternoon I was headed back to OKC to help our daughter move. One thousand miles later, not one drop of oil under the truck or anywhere else.
Gotta tell ya, Leroy is an outstanding vendor. He builds a quality product and backs it 120%. Thje cooler upgrade was a great investment and Leroy was a great choice. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The puddle didn't seem too big. So, I headed to the house, stopping every hour to check the oil level. No prob, made it OK. Back home (Tyler, TX), first thing I did was contact Leroy for one of his oil cooler kits. Come to find out, he's near Houston, so two days later I've got the kit sitting in my mailbox. Changing out the hoses was not a big deal; everything came loose pretty easily. Routed the new hoses per Leroy's suggestion: angle the 90 degree adapters so that they point slightly down and away from the exhaust manifold. Run the hoses themselves underneath the driver's side motor mount, over the steering box and up under the grill. Looked good. The oil cooler itself is well-constructed and darn near identical to the OEM setup. This means everything fits and there's no surprises. Well, actually, there was one surprise. Three of the four fittings leaked at the crimp!
Contacted Leroy. He listened to my tale of woe, apologized for the problem, then told me to send them back. He would immediately get a set of upgraded SS hoses headed my way. Sure 'nuff, two days later, there's another box sitting at the house. The SS hoses are beautiful, fit like a champ and worked perfectly!! I finished installing them Thursday morning and that afternoon I was headed back to OKC to help our daughter move. One thousand miles later, not one drop of oil under the truck or anywhere else. Gotta tell ya, Leroy is an outstanding vendor. He builds a quality product and backs it 120%. Thje cooler upgrade was a great investment and Leroy was a great choice. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
