Actually, the oil line (as referenced by the number in my previous post) fit my 72' engine perfectly. It had the fitting for the hydraulic tensioner in about the same place as the short one for the later engines. As I stated, the oil line adapter (aftermarket-Weltmeister)supplied with the upgrade kit would not mate properly and the seller acknowledged that after pulling one from the shelf. To those of you considering upgrading your tensioners should make a note of that oil line number. It actually costs less than the adapter use a short/later model line.
By the way, I drove the freshly rebuilt 2.7 about 35 miles today for the first outing. Ran great...felt great.
Thanks to all who offered help.
Jack
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