Oil line fittings to oil gauge

[Ray C.]

I am in the process of restoring a 1961 315-HP fuel injection Corvette. I would like to fire the engine prior to body drop. I plan to use the oil pump, drill and a old distributor shaft to lube all the internal parts of the engine prior to firing. This morning I disconnected the oil line to the distributor, tightened the brass fittings into the block and then tried to hook up an old oil line (original line from a 270-HP 1961 engine) to the brass fittings for a temporary oil pressure gauge. The brass fitting to the block fitting has a larger female opening than the original oil pressure line male fitting.
Could anyone provide a picture and information about the oil line fittings from the block to the distributor and pressure gauge for a 1961 315-HP FI engine?

Thanks for any help!

Ray

[Christopher R.]

Re: Oil line fittings to oil gauge

There's an adapter that goes in there. There are two parts that screw into the block. Go to one of the usual parts suppliers catalogs and see if you can find a picture of what I mean.