Re: Oil Pressure line for 1937

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/8/22 10:04:29

The fitting in the photo BDeB posted is one I have never seen

Same fitting as used on my 34 and I believe rather commonly used on Packard during the 30s and earlier for this application.

Did they have the regular compression and flare fittings back then that we have today?

Certainly they had conventional inverted flare fittings in that era, they are used on the gasoline, vacuum and oil filter lines and why they didn't use an inverted flare on the oil pressure gauge line is unknown to me. Compression gland fittings were in use at that time, used (up thru 1936) on the Bijur lubricator connections. Relative to engine oil pressure, Bijur pressures are almost nil.