I hope somebody can help with this. I am working on a 1952 B3B with a 230 flat head 6. Under the canister oil filter there are two fittings on the block. The fittings are on the driver's side of the engine just forward of the back of the starter housing. One fitting is a 90 degree fitting which has one of the lines to the oil filter canister connected to it. The other fitting is for the tube that goes to the OEM oil pressure gauge in the dash.
The 90 degree fitting is cracked and I need to replace it. I can't get it out without removing the oil pressure gauge (OPG) fitting right above it. When I unscrewed the OPG fitting and started to remove it from the engine block, but the back of the fitting has some kind of a tube that goes into the engine block attached to it. I stopped because I was unfamiliar with this. I looked in my parts and service manuals and I can't see any reference to the fitting/tube.
Has anybody had experience with this fitting? Can I just pull it out without any issues? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. BobH
