You can run a bypass if you want from the oil pressure gauge fitting on the block directly to the head. It acts as an insurance policy just in case your regular line gets clogged. Kits are available for this (eBay), or you can do as I did and fashion it yourself with standard brass plumbing fittings and 1/4" copper tubing a available at any home center or hardware store.

Add a tee for your new auxiliary oil line to the fitting where the line to the oil pressure gauge comes out of the block. Replace the 1/8" NPT plug from the middle of the head on the passenger side (between and above the #3 and #4 sparkplugs) with a fitting to accept the auxiliary oil line. Use compression fittings to connect copper tubing between the new tee and the replacement fitting on the head.

Here is a pic where the auxiliary line goes into the head--

http://s844.photobucket.com/user/ma...851_zps1ab903e3.jpg.html?sort=6&o=66

Here is a pic of the tee...look at the lower right--

http://s844.photobucket.com/user/ma...891_zps07d6f60a.jpg.html?sort=6&o=68

Note that my truck has three lines at the tee fitting...one to the oil filter (outer, straight connection), one to the oil pressure gauge (middle) and the third is the auxiliary oil line (the one closest to the block).

Matt


Last edited by Maybellene; 04/13/2015 5:00 PM.