On the later engines oil is delivered to the top via the lifter galley. Using
solid lifters with no relief for this passage will shut off oil to the top end.
Grant 50 3100
MIKE RAHL wrote:
> Paul,
>
> One more thing. On earlier 235's oil was delivered to the top end of the
> motor via the rear camshaft journal. There is a hole in the journal and a
> plumbed oil line which is underneath the pushrod cover which delivers oil to
> the top end. I believe (and somebody correct me if I'm wrong) that on 58 and
> newer 235's oil is delivered to the top end of the motor by an externally
> plumbed line which originates at that same oil pressure gauge connection on
> the left side of the block and connects to a plug on the right side of the
> head - the hole in the rear camshaft journal does not exist? If this
> external line is not in place you will not get oil to the top end.
>
> Mike
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MIKE RAHL [mailto:MRAHL@martinmartin.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 3:05 PM
> > To: Hudson29@aol.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Fram Questions
> >
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > The most rearward connection (the one your oil pressure guage
> > is connected
> > to) is the TO FILTER connection. It should be just above a
> > buldge which
> > runs the entire length of the block. That buldge is the main
> > oil gallery.
> > The other connection is simply a hole in the side of the
> > block which drains
> > oil from the filter back into the pan.
> >
> > As far as getting the plug out of the block, you might try an
> > E-Z OUT BOLT
> > AND STUD EXTRACTOR which is a tool designed to snap off in
> > bolt holes and
> > is ten times harder than any known drill bit... er designed
> > to remove stuck
> > bolts and such.
> >
> > Not sure about the filter connections/color/element.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Hudson29@aol.com [mailto:Hudson29@aol.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 2:17 PM
> > > To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: [oletrucks] Fram Questions
> > >
> > >
> > > When my '59 235 was delivered it came with a Fram oil
> > > filter sitting
> > > in a box complete with new oil lines and just needing derusting and
> > > repainting. I would like to install this unit, and several
> > > questions have
> > > come up.
> > >
> > > 1. Looking at the motor, it looks like one oil line
> > > goes into the oil
> > > pressure gauge hole and the other into a hole in the middle
> > > of the block now
> > > plugged with a square bung. Is this correct, and if so, which
> > > is pressure
> > > feed to the filter and which is return from the filter? That
> > > little bung is
> > > now partially rounded off, how do I get it out?
> > >
> > > 2. I see only one connection on the filter body. That
> > > one is on the
> > > main body facing rearward, labeled by the sticker "Inlet."
> > > There is a drain
> > > plug on the bottom, but no other visible connections. Where
> > > does the second
> > > line connect to?
> > >
> > > 3. I bought a little set of stickers to replace the original
> > > waterslide decals after the new paint cures. On that sticker
> > > are some tips
> > > including one about paint color. The claim is that the color
> > > of the original
> > > Fram body was very close to early Chevrolet engine orange.
> > > Looking at the
> > > existing paint, Insignia Orange looks pretty close, and as I
> > > recall it,
> > > Chevrolet Orange is too reddish. Any color opinions?
> > >
> > > 4. The sticker calls for a C-4 or a C-4P2 element. Are
> > > these numbers
> > > still good, or are there other ones now?
> > >
> > > Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
> > > 1951 Chevrolet 3600 Pickup Project, See it at:
> > > The Poor Man's Advanced Design Tech Tips Page
> > > http://home.earthlink.net/~conntest47/
> > > Fullerton, California USA
> > > AEROMARK - Need Rubber Stamps or Signs? See:
> > > http://hometown.aol.com/hudson29/myhomepage/index.html
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between
> > > 1941 and 1959
> > >
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> >
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