Oil Cooler Lines/Thermostat housing

[Eric Sanborn]

Well I guess my number was finally up and one of my oil cooler lines 
blew out.  Luckily it happened in my driveway.  I have two questions.  
First does anyone know for sure what type of fitting it is that goes 
into the aluminum housing?  It does not look like a taper.  Second can I 
plug the two holes until next week when I can fix it right with AN 
fittings?  I have never studied the thermostat oil routing and I am 
worried if plugging them would starve the engine of oil.

I am going to take the fittings that are in the thermostat housing to a 
hydraulic shop at lunch, but I am still not sure about the issue of 
plugging them.

Thanks

-- 
Eric Sanborn
'85 4ktq

http://sofadog.net/4ktq/