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I've got a '65 230 with gauges not dummy lights. The oil pressure gauge is mechanical. I don't remember if the gauge worked when I bought it from the original owner or not but it had what I thought was a weird plumbing arrangement for the gauge.
It has a T fitting screwed into the passenger side block, the oil gauge line runs out of this fitting to the gauge(this seems normal) but then off of this same fitting a rubber hose comes off and down into the top of the oil pan. The oil pan is tapped with a screw-in fitting. I have a couple of questions for you guys:
1. Why did they tap into the oil pan?
2. Do I need this tap and should I get rid of it?
3. I already put the pan back on the engine and the engine is in the truck. Can I cap the oil pan tap fitting and use some sort of Permatex product to make sure the oil pan fitting seals and remains seated?

I know I should have figured this out prior to installing the pan but it's what I've got to deal with now. Thanks in advance.

Tom

There is no reason to run oil back into the oil pan. I suspect at some point there was an extra oil filter added. Remove the " T " fitting and plumb straight to the gauge and plug the other hole.

Joe

Thanks Joe,

That's what I thought.